H&M investigating reported hack
Fashion giant H&M says it is investigating after claims that it was targeted by cybercriminals.
The Swedish company says it was looking into an incident made by a group known as ShinyHunters.
This comes after fellow fashion retailer Asos was publicly targeted by hackers.
H&M group has 4,000 stores in more than 80 markets.
An H&M Group spokeswoman told The Times: “We are aware of the claims circulating online regarding a potential cybersecurity incident involving a limited scope of H&M Group data.
“Protecting the security of our systems and data is of utmost importance to us.”
She added: “We are currently investigating these claims to assess their validity and so far we have no indication that our data environment has been compromised.
“We take any potential threat to our systems and data seriously and as this work is ongoing, we are unable to provide further details at this time."
ShinyHunters is a data extortion group which has breached over 400 organisations since emerging in 2019. It has targeted companies such as Google, Ticketmaster, Microsoft, Jaguar Land Rover, Qantas, Santander, and the FBI in the past.
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