- Victoria’s Secret confirmed to suffer from a cyber attack
- Company website and certain systems taken offline after incident
- No one was still claiming responsibility, but customers should always be alert
The American retailer of lingerie and beauty Victoria’s Secret suffered a cyber attack that forced the company to close its websites and to “certain store services”.
In a short announcement published on the main website of the company (as well as on national websites), it has been said that a “security incident” had been identified, and “as a precaution”, the website and certain store services have been deleted.
“We appreciate your patience during this process. In the meantime, our Victoria’s Secret and Pink stores remain open and we are impatient to serve you,” said the announcement.
Was it ransomware?
Until now, specific details on the incident remain rare, because the company has not detailed the nature of the attack, the identity of the attackers or the methods used to compromise the systems.
A spokesperson for Victoria’s Secret said Renard business The company triggered its incident response protocols following the incident.
“Third -party experts are engaged, and we have deleted our website and some of the store services as a precaution,” the statement said. “We work to quickly and safely restore operations.”
Usually, when a company is forced to stop its computer network, partially or completely, it must contain an attack on ransomware and prevent the threat actors from moving laterally and exfiltrating the data of sensitive customers.
Since no threat actor has yet claimed the responsibility of the attack, it is pure speculation at this stage. We know that the company’s systems have been offline for at least three days, at the time of the press.
Victoria’s Secret is a main global retailer of lingerie and beauty, so it is not surprising that it is a target. As of February 1, 2025, the company had 31,000 employees in total, including 13,000 full -time employees and 18,000 part -time employees, according to shares.
He has more than 1,300 stores worldwide and in 2024, he declared an annual turnover of $ 6.23 billion.
Via Techcrunch
