VTech breach exposes info of 5M kids, adults

Associated Press

NEW YORK

Kid’s technology maker VTech says the personal information of about 5 million of its customers and their children may have been stolen by hackers.

The Hong Kong-based company disclosed the breach of a customer database late last week but didn’t say until Monday how many people could be affected.

The news comes just as the holiday shopping season is kicking into gear, and kid’s smartwatches and tablets made by companies such as VTech are expected to be high on children’s wish lists. VTech’s Kidizoom Smartwatch is predicted to be a top seller this holiday season.

Compromised information in the breach includes the names, birthdates and genders of child users. It also includes adult user information including names, email addresses, passwords, secret questions and answers for password retrieval, IP addresses, mailing addresses and download histories.