Roku is the latest company to confirm it has been the victim of a cyberattack, with over 576k accounts breached.

The streaming platform, which has a UK office in Manchester, shared that this new incident was uncovered while investigating an earlier breach, which had impacted 15k accounts.

Roku said that this is “a small fraction” of its 80m active accounts but has implemented a range of controls and countermeasures to detect and deter future credential stuffing incidents.

It has also reset the passwords for all affected accounts and is notifying those customers.

If you have ever been the victim of a data breach, here’s what to do:

1. You should receive confirmation of this from the company that suffered the attack. Read the information carefully to understand how you may have been affected.
2. Find out what data the company has about you and what specific information was involved in the data breach. This will help you determine what steps you need to take to protect yourself. If you don’t know, you have the right to request access to this, which you can do by writing to the company and making a subject access request. 
3. Depending on the information that has been breached, it may be a good idea to change your passwords. Use strong, unique passwords for each account and consider utilising a password manager to keep them secure.
4. Keep any eye on your bank accounts and notify your bank if you see any unusual activity.
5. If you have been a victim of fraud, you are more likely to be a target of “fraud recovery fraud”. This is where fraudsters impersonate a lawyer or a law enforcement officer telling you that they can help you to recover money lost from fraud. They could contact you via email, phone or letter, often out of the blue. Be very cautious of people who contact you about this and report any concerns to the reporting centre. 
6. Depending on the nature and severity of the data breach, you can complain to the company through their official complaints procedure or through a regulatory body such as the ICO. You may also be able to make a compensation claim if you have suffered losses or stress.