VF Corp., the mother or father firm of the popular apparel brands Vans, Supreme, and The North Face, mentioned Thursday that hackers stole the non-public knowledge of 35.5 million clients in a December cyberattack.
The Denver, Colorado-based firm reported the information breach to regulators in a submitting on Thursday. The submitting didn’t say particularly what sorts of non-public knowledge was taken, or if the corporate but is aware of what was stolen. VF Corp. spokesperson Colin Wheeler didn’t reply to an e mail from TechCrunch requesting extra data.
VF Corp mentioned it doesn’t retain client Social Safety numbers, checking account data, or cost card data for its client companies, nor does the corporate have proof that the hackers stole buyer passwords.
VF Corp. beforehand mentioned the hackers disrupted its operations “by encrypting some IT systems,” implying a ransomware assault. The ransomware and extortion gang generally known as ALPHV (or BlackCat) later claimed credit score for the breach.
VF mentioned on the time of the incident that it was experiencing operational disruptions and its “ability to fulfill orders.” In its Thursday filing, VF mentioned it’s “still experiencing minor residual impacts from the cyber incident,” however that it has caught up on fulfilling orders that have been delayed.
The corporate mentioned it “has substantially restored the IT systems and data that were impacted by the cyber incident, but continues to work through minor operational impacts.”
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