Posted 3/12/2024, 4:55:00 PM
Roku Data Breach Exposes 15,000 User Accounts to Hackers Seeking to Sell Streaming Credentials
- Roku disclosed a data breach affecting over 15,000 user accounts that were accessed by unauthorized individuals
- Hackers sought to purchase streaming subscriptions and sell the credentials for as little as $0.50 per account
- Roku secured the accounts by requiring users to reset their passwords and investigated/canceled fraudulent charges
- The breach impacted a small percentage (0.02%) of Roku's 80 million total active accounts
- Roku encouraged affected users to reset passwords and create stronger credentials for their accounts