VTech Hires Mandiant Cyber Forensic Team in Data Breach Investigation

VTech hired FireEye’s Mandiant cyber forensic team to help investigate the recent cyberattack that resulted in the theft of more than 11 million parent and children's records (see 1512010041). VTech said in a Thursday news release that Mandiant will review how the toy company "handles customer information and clearly define ways in which the group can further strengthen the security of its user data."