Angry Birds Site Hacked - Now They Are Really Angry

As reported by the Associated Press, the Rovio website, was hacked yesterday after reports surfaced that the NSA was targeting user data form games like Angry birds. Rovio said the hack lasted only a few minutes and no user data was at risk.

Rovio also has issued a a press release to address the situation. Stating, as we pointed out yesterday, that it is not so much the Angry Bird game that is the target - but the advertising networks that they use.

“Our fans’ trust is the most important thing for us and we take privacy extremely seriously. We do not collaborate, collude, or share data with spy agencies anywhere in the world. As the alleged surveillance might be happening through third party advertising networks, the most important conversation to be had is how to ensure user privacy is protected while preventing the negative impact on the whole advertising industry and the countless mobile apps that rely on ad networks”, said Mikael Hed, CEO of Rovio Entertainment. “In order to protect our end users, we will, like all other companies using third party advertising networks, have to re-evaluate working with these networks if they are being used for spying purposes.”

Did that say they would stop using these networks? Nope. However, Rovio is a big enough company where a statement like that will send shudders of panic though ad companies that may be dealing in such matters.