"We immediately conducted a comprehensive check of the affected site and have taken thorough actions against future attacks."Ĭustomers were notified "as swiftly as possible" on Nov. "After receiving the email, we carried out an internal investigation and detected some irregular activity on our Learning Lodge website on November 14," the statement said. When and How VTech Found OutĪ statement from VTech said the company first heard about the breach when they were emailed by a journalist asking for comment on Nov. In its updated FAQ section today, VTech said due to its ongoing investigation, it would not confirm the Motherboard report at this stage, however the company noted images sent on the devices between children and their parents are encrypted. Perhaps even more troubling is the other sensitive information the hacker alleged was exposed on the servers, including photos of children and chat transcripts they've had with their parents, according to Motherboard, which obtained copies of some of the data to verify the hacker's claims. The company said credit card data was not impacted since payments are sent to a secure, third-party payment gateway,Ī hacker who claimed to be responsible for the data breach and who asked to remain anonymous told Vice's Motherboard about the hack last week, including the above information. In addition, VTech says its “database also stores kids’ information including name, genders and birthdates.” That includes a customer's name, email address, password, their secret question and answer for retrieving a lost password, IP address, mailing address and download history. VTech's customer database includes "general user profile information," according to the company. * KidiConnect™ works with KidiBuzz™ and other VTech devices which support KidiConnect™ or VTech Kid Connect™.The company said 4,854,209 parent accounts and 6,368,509 related kid profiles were impacted. Once you've signed up for a Learning Lodge® account, send the child's parents a request to join their family. You must get parental approval before you can contact a child. The other parent will have to sign up for a separate Learning Lodge® account and be added to the family like any other relative.
That parent will be in charge of the child's contact list and can use this app to send or approve friend requests on their child's behalf.
This will create a Learning Lodge® Family Account, which one parent can use to log in to this app. Please register your child's VTech device before downloading this app. Your child can even use the voice changer to record a robot voice or a mouse voice! There are also fun stickers and pre-recorded messages. It's Fun! You can customize your KidiConnect™ avatar with your photo, or choose one of several cartoon designs.With Group Chat, your child can communicate and share with multiple family members or friends at the same time. And as children grow, they will be able to share text messages too! Good For All Ages! Even the youngest kids can use KidiConnect™ to share voice messages, photos, drawings, stickers, and pre-recorded messages.Users who are not on a child's contact list cannot contact your child. All contacts must be approved by parents before communication can take place. Parents can also add family members and friends to the child's contact list, so grandparents can stay close too. KidiConnect™ uses an Internet connection to let you communicate with your child even when you are away from home - anywhere in the world. Stay Connected with Your Child Anytime, Anywhere.You cannot use it to send messages to adults or children who do not have a compatible device. NOTE: KidiConnect™ is meant for communication with compatible VTech toys. All contacts must be approved by parents before any communication can take place. With KidiConnect™ kids can share messages from their compatible VTech system. KidiConnect™ lets you keep in touch with your child even when you are away from home.
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