Lawsuit alleges spyware on Aaron's rental computers sent 185K emails back to company

Suit: Web cam images, customer keystrokes shared

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Posted: 02/27/2013
Last Updated: 85 days ago

PITTSBURGH - Court documents in a class-action lawsuit against furniture rental company Aaron's Inc. allege spyware installed on rented computers secretly sent more than 185,000 emails back to the company, including some capturing webcam images of naked children and people having sex.

The documents filed Wednesday in federal court in western Pennsylvania say the Atlanta-based rental company hasn't informed at least 800 customers whom plaintiffs say were targeted by spyware made by a Pennsylvania company.

Attorneys for the rental customers say the emails sometimes contained pictures secretly taken by the computers' webcams or other sensitive information including Social Security numbers and customer keystrokes.

Attorneys for the defendants and an Aaron's corporate spokeswoman didn't immediately respond to requests for comment Wednesday.

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