VTech, the brand best known for its electronic kid’s toys and cordless phones, said Friday that hackers had stolen some of its customer data. While VTech is hardly the first company to see its user info compromised, the target here was relatively unusual: an app store for children. Learning Lodge, as it’s called, is a storefront where kids and their parents can download apps, games, e-books and various educational materials. While it’s a bit disturbing to imagine a breach that even tangentially involves children, the company says that no personally identifying information (social security numbers, et cetera) was compromised. VTech says no credit card information was exposed either.
Source: VTech