Fashion brand The North Face and luxury jeweller Cartier have become the latest retailers to report having customer data stolen in cyber attacks.
North Face has emailed some customers saying it discovered a “small-scale” attack in April this year.
There has been a wave of cyber attacks on high-profile retailers in recent weeks, including Adidas, Victoria’s Secret and Harrods.
BBC News has contacted North Face and Cartier for comment.
Retailers are often targets of cyber attacks, and there have been a string of high-profile companies publicly reporting being hacked recently.
Recently, luxury jewelry retailer Cartier and fashion brand The North Face have reported that their customer data was stolen in cyberattacks.
A “small-scale” attack was discovered in April of this year, according to an email sent by North Face to some of its customers.
“An unauthorized party gained temporary access to our system,” stated Cartier.
While both brands claim that financial information was not stolen, customer names and email addresses were.
High-profile retailers like Adidas, Victoria’s Secret, and Harrods have been the target of numerous cyberattacks in recent weeks.
In April, the Co-op and Marks and Spencer (MandS) were targeted, causing significant disruptions to their operations.
According to North Face, the hackers that targeted the company used a tactic known as “credential stuffing,” in which they attempt to use usernames and passwords that were taken from another data breach in the hopes that the victims have used the same passwords for several accounts.
According to them, the attackers might have been able to access the shipping addresses and past purchases of certain users.
Passwords for impacted customers will need to be changed.
In December 2023, VF Corporation, the owner of North Face, was the target of a different cyberattack.
As a result, consumers of Vans, another of its brands, were alerted that their personal data might be compromised.
However, Cartier’s data breach was a system hack in which hackers “obtained limited client information,” as per a customer email obtained by BBC News.
Card information and passwords were not accessed, it stated.
Additionally, the company stated: “We have improved the security of our systems and data and have resolved the problem. “,”.
Additionally, it stated that it had informed the appropriate authorities about the incident.
Cartier and North Face have been reached by BBC News for comment.
Cyberattacks frequently target retailers, and several well-known businesses have recently come forward to state that they were compromised.
According to James Hadley, founder of the cyber-security firm Immersive, the attacks are a “harsh reality” for the sector.
Since retailers are “overflowing with customer information,” they are “easy targets for attackers,” he continued.
He stated that cybercriminals “are frequently content to play the long game” by using stolen customer data to pose as trustworthy businesses and deceive victims into divulging more private information later on.
Adidas claimed in May that consumer information obtained through its help desk had been stolen.
In May, a “security incident” also forced Victoria’s Secret to remove its US website.
M&S reports that its online services will be unavailable until July, and Co-op has empty shelves as a result of the attack.
According to M&S, it will cut current year profits by about £300 million.
It announced on Monday that the total compensation package for its chief executive had increased to £7 million.
