VTech breach is largest hack targeting children

Hong Kong based tech toymaker VTech was hit by a massive breach which exposed data on 6.4 million children and their parents. VTech said in a statement on its website that the children's profiles included only name, gender and birth date. Stolen data on their parents included name, mailing address, email address, secret question and answer for password retrieval, IP address, mailing address, download history and encrypted passwords. The hackers also stole photos and chat logs from VTech's Kid Connect service, which allows adults to use their smartphones to chat with kids using VTech tablet. 

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Moto 360 Sport models coming to Canada in the New Year

The activity-focused GPS-enabled variant of the Moto 360, the Moto 360 Sport, is finally coming to market. Offering a more rugged look and feel than the fashion-forward Moto 360s of the past, this model will excite users who want a superior fitness tracking experience. Hit jump for the nitty gritty on this new smartwatch.

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iSkelter's Canvas is the perfect artistic companion to the iPad Pro

iSkelter's Canvas is a precision-made wood tray and holder for the iPad Pro, an Apple Pencil as well as other devices. It can be used to prop up the iPad Pro in landscape mode or as a holder for use on a table or your legs. Check out iSkelter's other neat freak lapdesks and accessories that ensure there's a place for everything and everything is in its place.

Adobe: Cyber Monday sales break records with US $ 3 billion in sales

Adobe today released its 2015 online shopping data for Cyber Monday. A record $2.98 billion (12 percent more than in 2014) will be spent online by the end of the day, marking the largest online sales day in history.

Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday will drive a total of $11 billion in online sales, a 15 percent increase year-over-year (YoY) and 30 percent of all online sales in November ($39.5 billion). Brick-and-click retailers saw the strongest growth in sales YoY with 18 percent reversing the trend of Cyber Monday being an online-only retailer day. The first 18 days in December are all expected to be $1 billion sales days.

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