Victoria’s Secret Website and Online Orders Disrupted by Security Incident
Victoria’s Secret is grappling with a “security incident” that has led to significant disruptions to its website and online order processing, the fashion retail giant confirmed Wednesday.
The company acknowledged the ongoing issues in a brief statement posted on its website. Reports of website inaccessibility began surfacing as early as Monday, with users taking to platforms like Reddit to discuss the outages (Source: Reddit).
“We immediately enacted our response protocols, third-party experts are engaged, and we took down our website and some in store services as a precaution,” stated a Victoria’s Secret spokesperson in response to inquiries from TechCrunch. The spokesperson, who remained unnamed, did not elaborate on the specific nature of the cybersecurity incident.
The company is actively working to resolve the issue and restore operations securely. “We are working to quickly and securely restore operations,” the spokesperson added. Victoria’s Secret clarified that its physical store locations remain open for business.
News of the security incident impacted the company’s stock, with Victoria’s Secret shares closing down by 7% following the announcement.
