Cybersecurity
U.K. Police Arrest Man in VTech Toy Hacking Investigation
- Online profiles of over 6 million children targeted in hack
- EU watchdogs said they would evaluate November data breach
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A 21-year-old man was arrested Tuesday as part of a cyber-crime probe into a computer hack at children’s electronic toymaker VTech Holdings Ltd, police said.
The man was held by police in Bracknell, west of London, on suspicion of "unauthorized access to a computer to facilitate the commission of an offense," the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit said in a statement.