Cybersecurity is a major concern for retail brands and their customer alike—a single breach can cause loss of data and destroy the trust customers have in the retail brand. Victoria’s Secret is one of the latest brands to fall victim to security breaches, and it came with dire consequences.
What Happened to Victoria’s Secret?
Security breaches seem to be a regular issue in the global marketplace today. When reports went around in May that Victoria’s Secret had experienced a security breach, visitors who checked their pages found nothing different on the UK site.However, on the U.S. site, some in-store services had been halted, with only a message that they’re working around the clock to restore full operations being shown. Despite the interruption, the Ohio-based retail outfit, which runs over 1,300 physical stores across 70 countries worldwide, still had its physical stores open.
