Forever 21 data breach: hackers accessed info of 500,000+ employees

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“Forever 21 clothing and accessories retailer is sending data breach notifications to more than half a million individuals who had their personal information exposed to network intruders.

“The company is operating 540 outlets worldwide and employs roughly 43,000 people.

“A sample of the data breach notice shared with the Office of the Maine Attorney General says that the company detected a cyberattack on several of its systems on March 20.

The data breach notice sent on August 29 to 539,207 impacted individuals mentions the following data types as potentially exposed:

• Full name
• Social Security Number (SSN)
• Date of Birth
• Bank Account Number
• Forever 21 Health Plan information

“BleepingComputer has contacted Forever 21 to determine if the security incident has impacted both customers and employees, and a spokesperson of the firm has sent the following statement:

“The event was limited to current and former Forever 21 employees and did NOT affect personal data pertaining to Forever 21 customers.”

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/forever-21-data-breach-hackers-accessed-info-of-500-000/

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Apparently not forever secure, either.

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If they only hire 40,000 people and 500,000 were impacted, that’s a lot of turnover.

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Susan Bradley wrote:

If they only hire 40,000 people and 500,000 were impacted, that’s a lot of turnover.

Yup. Retail sales (who I imagine make up the majority of the workforce) does have a high turnover in general. They’re paid nothing, and most are just marking time until they can get a better gig, or go back to school (Summer job).

(There was a time when you could walk into a department store [Bullock’s, The Broadway, Robinson’s, The May Co.), and hear someone say, “Can I help you,” and they’d know about the product, maker, fit, size, fabric, etc, etc. Now you have to roll into a Nordstrom’s, I. Magnin or a Rolex store to get that kind of service…if you’re lucky!..off topic, but worth mentioning…I think…)

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You have to give them your Social Security Number to do business with them?

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“The event was limited to current and former Forever 21 employees and did NOT affect personal data pertaining to Forever 21 customers.”

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