About 15,000 Roku accounts hacked, unauthorized purchases made
About 15,000 Roku accounts were compromised in a credential stuffing attack. The attackers used the accounts to subscribe to streaming services, and there were also signs that stolen accounts were sold for $0.50 each and used to buy hardware. Roku disclosed the account compromise.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Roku
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- About 15,000 accounts compromised
- Cause / method
- Credential stuffing attack
- Location
- United States
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Timeline
- It was reported that about 15,000 hacked Roku accounts were sold for $0.50 each and used to buy hardware.
- Roku disclosed the account compromise, and the credential stuffing attack and unauthorized streaming subscriptions were reported.
- Concerns were raised over a Roku data breach affecting about 15,000 customers.
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Impact: 576,000 user accounts
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