“We believe our vendor’s server was compromised some time between Oct. Hackers were able to obtain a key to a server database maintained by a third-party vendor that WildWorks uses for intra-company communication, according to the company. More than 300 million Animal Jam avatars have been created to date, and there are players across 225 countries, the company reported. 11.įirst released in 2010, the game is geared for 7- to 11-year-olds and marketed to parents as a safe and educational virtual space to explore the natural world. The game is free to play and provides a virtual experience where kids can design their own animal avatars, learn facts about nature, chat with other players and engage in mini-competitions for in-game prizes. The company, WildWorks, said that it was unaware that the data had been compromised, until 7 million records turned up on an underground forum used by malicious actors to distribute lifted data, on Nov. Nothing to stress about.The company behind the wildly popular kids’ game Animal Jam has announced that hackers stole a menagerie of account records during a breach of a third-party vendor’s server in October - more than 46 million of them, in fact. Always turn to a trusted adult if you're unsure about something. Just like AJ's in-game safety guidelines, don't share your real name, photos of yourself, phone number, address, email, or age. *NEW!* Please be safe about the personal information you share here, and on the internet in general. Rants/long comments totally encouraged! You don't have to apologize for a long comment, I love reading them xD No spam, please! That means no comments just saying "buddy me im animaljam123" or "hi", just add a little more than that. Keep the comments appropriate for all ages. :)īefore you comment, of course, here are some basic things to remember: I'm always checking for more, so even if you comment on an older post I'll definitely see it and try to respond.
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