Here Are 5 Things VTech Must Do After Its Holidays Data Horror
Performance Marketing
'Twas the nightmare before Christmas. Apologies to Hollywood director Tim Burton, but VTech's current public-relations disaster is one of the scariest holiday marketing tales of all time.
Bomb Threat, Hack Attack Disrupt Sony PlayStation
Performance Marketing
Sony's PlayStation Network is back up and running today after a cyber attack caused a weekend-long outage. No user information was breached, according to a Reuters report.
Retailers Are Finding That Data Vulnerability Can Undo Years of Brand Equity
Brand Marketing
Data breaches, as we have all learned, can be #EpicFails with far-reaching and destructive implications for brands.
The Simplest Twitter Handles Are Worth Big Bucks
Performance Marketing
Yes, Twitter handles are big business with usernames selling for tens of thousands of dollars, and a case this week shows the nefarious lengths extortionists will go to steal the [...]
CNN Twitter Feed Hacked by the Syrian Electronic Army
Performance Marketing
It appears CNN's Twitter feed was briefly hacked this evening by the Syrian Electronic Army, a frequent hijacker of Western news feeds. A series of posts around 6 p.m. Eastern [...]
Snapchat Grapples With New Year’s Hack
Performance Marketing
Snapchat rang in the New Year with a hack.