Database leak exposes 3.3 mln Hello Kitty fans - security website

VTech Holdings

21/12/2015 18:54

Dec 21 (Reuters) - A database for Sanrio, the Japanese owner 
of the Hello Kitty brand, was breached, putting 3.3 million of 
its users' data at risk, according to security website 
CSOonline.com's report. 
    The leaked data includes information such as users' full 
names, email addresses and encrypted passwords, the website 
reported, citing security researcher Chris Vickery. 
    It was not clear if the exposed data contained any financial 
information. 
    This is the second major breach of an Asian toy company's 
database in as many months. 
    Electronic toymaker VTech Holdings Ltd  0303.HK  said in 
November that it was the victim of a cyber attack that 
compromised information about customers who access a portal for 
downloading children's games, books and other educational 
content.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N13N00Y 
    Vickery and Sanrio could not immediately be reached for 
comment. 
 
 (Reporting by Devika Krishna Kumar and Anya George Tharakan in 
Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty) 
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Keywords: SANRIO CYBERATTACK/