Hello Kitty Hacked

[drmike]

3.3 Sanrio 'customers', fans of Hello Kitty have had their data hacked and put out in public.


Reminder to those you with children and young ones in your circle to create fake accounts for online use.  Fake name, fake location, wrong age, etc.


Source: http://www.csoonline.com/article/3017171/security/database-leak-exposes-3-3-million-hello-kitty-fans.html

 

[AuroraZero]

This is just getting ridiculous now. At some point people have to be held accountable for this type of thing. It should not matter what kind of information has been stolen, there should be repercussions for it happening. System security and information protection has to be taken seriously and right now it seems like some people do not understand. 

 

[drmike]

This is just getting ridiculous now. At some point people have to be held accountable for this type of thing. It should not matter what kind of information has been stolen, there should be repercussions for it happening. System security and information protection has to be taken seriously and right now it seems like some people do not understand. 

I agree.


Every year more and more companies seek to collect data that they have ZERO legitimate use having.  That's the core issue and this collection clearly is for 3rd party resale, data aggregation, related markets.


Should be stiff penalties when such occurs and especially where said collection was unnecessary.