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Fashion chain Forever 21 has suffered what it has described as a “data security incident” that saw a hacker gain access to its systems for months, and exposed the personal details of 539,207 current and former employees.
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Fashion retailer updates disclosure on 2017 attack, says hackers targeted point-of-sale terminals that used no encryption. Continue reading Forever 21 Says PoS Systems Exposed Customer Data for 8 Months
Payment card breaches were back in the news again this week as Forever 21 announced that it is investigating a point-of-sale breach (POS) at some of its stores, and several other organizations issued breach announcements related to stolen payment card … Continue reading Weekly Cyber Risk Roundup: More Payment Card Breaches and Dark Web Arrests
Clothing retailer Forever 21 is telling customers to keep a close eye on their credit card statements, after the American fashion outlet warned that it had suffered a data breach at some of its stores.
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The retailer doesn’t know much yet, beyond the fact that encryption wasn’t working in some devices, in some stores, for some amount of time. Continue reading Forever 21 informs customers of a potential data breach
Forever 21 announced that it recently learned of unauthorized access to its payment systems, potentially exposing the credit card details of customers who shopped in stores. In a press release on Tuesday, the popular fast fashion retailer said it immediately began an investigation after receiving a report from a third-party regarding the security incident. The […]… Read More
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American clothes retailer Forever 21 suffered a data breach, the store said on Tuesday, when an unauthorized party accessed payment card data from some of its stores. The breach was found so recently that complete findings are not yet available. The Los Angeles, California-based company contracted an unnamed cybersecurity firm to assist the post-breach investigation. “Because of the encryption and tokenization solutions that FOREVER 21 implemented in 2015, it appears that only certain point of sale devices in some FOREVER 21 stores were affected when the encryption on those devices was not in operation,” a spokesperson said in a statement. The investigation is focused on in-store transactions from March 2017 to Oct. 2017. The store advises customers to closely watch their credit card statements for any usual activity. Founded in 1984, Forever 21 operates more than 815 stores in 57 countries with retailers in the U.S., Australia, Brazil, Canada, and […]
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