VTech

1 breach4.8M affected in allTechvtechda.com

2015 breach exposed parent and child profiles; USD 650,000 FTC COPPA settlementHacking exposed dates of birth, emails, IP addresses, names, passwords, addresses, credentials and tokens and children's data.Hacking4.8M affectedManufacturingHKNov 25, 2015

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lawsuit2026-09-25

VTech, 2015-11-25USD 650,000 FTC settlement (Jan 2018)

summary2026-09-25

VTech, 2015-11-25In November 2015 a hacker accessed VTech's Learning Lodge and Kid Connect systems, where data was not encrypted, exposing account data of millions of parents and children. The FTC fined VTech USD 650,000 for COPPA violations and failing to

title2026-09-25

VTech, 2015-11-252015 breach exposed parent and child profiles; USD 650,000 FTC COPPA settlement

source_type2026-09-25

VTech, 2015-11-25regulator

source_url2026-09-25

VTech, 2015-11-25https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2018/01/electronic-toy-maker-vtech-settles-ftc-allegations-it-violated-childrens-privacy-law-ftc-act

status2026-09-25

VTech, 2015-11-25settled

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VTech, 2015-11-25research

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VTech, 2015-11-251

fine_usd2026-09-25

VTech, 2015-11-25650000

lawsuit2026-09-25

VTech, 2015-11-25$650,000 FTC COPPA settlement (2018)

country2026-09-25

VTech, 2015-11-25HK

sector2026-09-25

VTech, 2015-11-25manufacturing

data_types2026-09-25

VTech, 2015-11-25["dob","emails","ip-addresses","names","passwords","addresses","credentials","children"]

records_basis2026-09-25

VTech, 2015-11-25organization

summary2026-09-25

VTech, 2015-11-25Hackers extracted more than 4.8 million parent accounts and about 227,000 child accounts from VTech's Learning Lodge site, including addresses and weakly hashed passwords. The FTC said VTech failed to secure children's data and it paid $650

title2026-09-25

VTech, 2015-11-25Hack of toy maker's Learning Lodge exposes millions of parent and child accounts

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VTech, 2015-11-25

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