Vans customers have been alerted to the possibility of fraud or identity theft as a result of an ALPHV data breach at the parent firm.
Vans claims that in December 2023, VF Group discovered “unauthorised activities” on a section of its IT systems. It also claimed that no passwords or detailed financial data were stolen.
However, it also stated that “it cannot be excluded” and that attackers may try to make use of the customer data they had taken hold of. The North Face, Dickies, Timberland, and other brands are owned by VF Group.
In an email to its customers, Vans stated that the data breach was discovered by VF Group on December 13 and was “apparently carried out by external threat actors.”
The firm says it “immediately took steps” to address the threat, which included shutting down affected IT systems and hiring cybersecurity experts. By 15 December, it says, the hackers were ejected.
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