Victoria's Secret website in Austria after safety incident offline!

Victoria's Secret website in Austria after safety incident offline!

In the past few days, Victoria’s Secret has to struggle with a significant security incident that has an impact on the company's website and app. These were temporarily switched off, also in Austria. However, branches remain open while the systems are restored. Although the company has taken measures to fix the incident, there are still great uncertainties about the scope of the impairments. The disorder started after the memorial day in the USA, which leads to speculation about a possible cyber attack, although this has not yet been confirmed. Internal IT staff has no access to the systems, which further complicates the situation. VOL.AT reports that ...

Already on Saturday some customers reported disruptions, and the problems have tightened since then. A team is working on solving the problem around the clock. In addition, the online business and some services are currently not available in the branches. Reports are circulating on social networks that indicate that IT employees have difficulty logging into the system, which could indicate a possible criminal attack. The risk that personal data, including paid information, will be affected remains unclear what is worrying for customers. Heise.de adds that…

cybersecurity in focus

The current events at Victoria’s Secret are part of a worrying trend in cybersecurity, which is characterized by continuously growing cyber incidents. The Federal Office for Cyber ​​Security (BACS) regularly documents damage reports and early incidents, with the statistics drawing an alarming picture. The developments are shown graphically both weekly and over a longer period of time in order to convey a clear picture of the most common types of cyber attacks. The NCSC explains the developments of the cyber incidents…

Victoria’s Secret also relies on artificial intelligence to improve contact with customers and offer size advice. The planned extensions include the use of these technologies in other corporate areas. Nevertheless, it remains to be seen to what extent the current disorder due to the cyber attack will affect business activities and the planned innovations of the company. The attention of cyber security will probably continue to increase in the coming days and weeks.