In November 2015, VTech Electonics North America LLC (VTech) announced that an unauthorized party infiltrated its network and gained access to the personal information of 5 million adults and 6.5 million children through its Learning Lodge app store, including their names, email addresses, security questions, photographs and messages [view related post].

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VTech, an electronic toy maker, disclosed on November 30, 2015 that it experienced a cyber-attack on its Learning Lodge app store portal on November 14, 2015, that accessed and stole the personal information of 5 million customers, some of whom were children.

The portal, used by customers to download apps, e-books and learning games, included