Account holders with Toys “R” Us have been informed that their passwords will be reset, after unauthorized third-parties attempted to gain access to the company’s reward program, reports SC Magazine.
Rather than a hack to its own databases, the retailer took the decision because of recent cyberattacks elsewhere and the recycled login details used by some of its customers. It is thought that hackers were able to break in to Toys “R” Us accounts by reusing the same credentials obtained from other companies.
Toys “R” Us notified affected customers via email, explaining that the security update follows a number of illegal login attempts made to its Rewards “R” Us accounts between January 28 and January 30, 2015.
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