Roku says 576,000 user accounts hacked after second security incident | TechCrunch
Roku says 576,000 user accounts hacked after second security incident | TechCrunch
Jesus, again already?
Remember that forced arbitration clause that was in the news last month?
Guess I'll pick this moment to remind people that this forced arbitration thing is a scare tactic and is not legally binding. You can still sue (assuming you have the funds or a lawyer willing to work pro bono).
At this point, why even consider getting a Roku?
Note, I rarely, if ever, use a TV anymore, so smart TVs have never appealed to me. But Roku seems to be very anti consumer (between the forced arbitration and their ad policy), so I don't understand why someone looking to get a smart TV would actually want a Roku over an alternative.
Maybe I'm just poorly informed, but it just seems like almost anything else should be a better option?
feels like you can’t even exist anymore without all your data getting leaked by someone who aggressively must consume as much of it as possible.
Hulu you can say, “well at least I can pirate and avoid giving my info up.” But what can you do against things like when Equifax was hacked?
There needs to be real privacy reform and real data privacy laws in the USA. bullshit ass second-tier country
Agreed the credit agency breaches are especially fucked since you don't even have a say or not in participating.
Then they make you PAY to freeze your account. It's fucking racket.
Right after they made you sign a thing saying you can't sue them lol
In which kind of country would that even be legal/enforceable lmao
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Streaming giant Roku has confirmed a second security incident in as many months, with hackers this time able to compromise more than half a million Roku user accounts.
In a statement Friday, the company said about 576,000 user accounts were accessed using a technique known as credential stuffing, where malicious hackers use usernames and passwords stolen from other data breaches and reuse the logins on other sites.
Roku said in fewer than 400 account breaches, the malicious hackers made fraudulent purchases of Roku hardware and streaming subscriptions using the payment data stored in those users’ accounts.
Roku said it refunded customers affected by the account intrusions.
Following the security incidents, Roku said it rolled out two-factor authentication to users.
Two-factor authentication prevents credential stuffing attacks by adding an additional layer of security to online accounts.
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We all fucking knew it!!!
That's why these mother fuckers forced that agreement a month ago
Honestly though, a bunch of other businesses and services started pulling that arbitration shit recently too.
Really? Which ones? So I can keep away from their shit too
It wasn’t forced. You could opt out.
By sending a physical mail to their office, if what I've heard on smashing security is correct.