VF Corporation, the parent company of companies such as Vans and The North Face, announced that it was subjected to a cyber attack. Data of 35.5 million customers was compromised.
It is the umbrella company of popular clothing brands such as Vans, The North Face, Timberland and Supreme. VF Corporationannounced that it was subjected to a major cyber attack. In the statement made by the company, 35.5 million It was stated that customer data was seized. The compromised data included full names, email addresses, delivery and billing information. The company handles customers’ credit card information. could not be passedsaid that everyone should be comfortable about this.
According to the statement of VF Corporation, the cyber attack December 13, 2023 It took place on . The hackers, who managed to infiltrate the company systems, managed to infiltrate the database where customer records are kept. Not content with this, the attackers encrypted the systems. A ransom was probably also demanded from the company. But VF Corporation has nothing to do with it. didn’t say.
User data was not used for illegal activities
VF Corporation stated that the data seized in the cyber attack was used in illegal activities. No findings were found explained. This statement indicates that the hackers’ goal was not user data, but the company’s ask for ransom It makes it a little more likely that it will happen.
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