Smart Toy Maker implicated in Data Breach, Hackers Demand Ransom for Stolen Messages

CloudPets user data, possibly including children’s voice messages were hacked and held for ransom According to security researcher Troy Hunt, a series of web-connected, app-enabled toys called CloudPets have been hacked. The manufacturer’s central database was reportedly compromised over several months after stunningly poor security, despite the attempts of many researchers and journalists to inform …