The company was attacked amid one of the most difficult times in its history and as it continues to contend with the falloutfrom its role in a Russian disinformation campaign.
Following a data breach earlier this year affecting 15,000 user accounts, Roku has revealed a much larger security episode. In a blog post Friday, the streaming giant said 576,000 user accounts had been affected in the second breach. Roku noted that its investigation had found that it was not responsible for the breach, which it said occurred via third-party websites. The company, which has more than 80 million active accounts, said its systems were not compromised.
In some cases, hackers purchased streaming subscriptions with the compromised logins.
A Citrix vulnerability was exploited, leaking names, contact information, partial social security numbers, and birth dates.
Facebook’s chief executive will appear before a House committee on April 11. He is also expected to appear before at least one Senate committee.
