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H&M investigates claims of a possible cyber incident
H&M, the Swedish fashion retailer, is investigating claims that it was targeted in a cyber incident last week.
The claims are linked to a group called Shinyhunters.
H&M says the claims concern a limited scope of its data, but it has no indication so far that its data systems were compromised.
The company operates about 4,000 stores in more than 80 markets and owns brands including Cos, Weekday and Arket.
Shinyhunters has previously claimed involvement in other cyberattacks and has reportedly demanded ransom after a past attack on Ticketmaster.
The UK data watchdog had not received a report about the H&M incident by Monday lunchtime.
H&M says its investigation is ongoing and it cannot yet provide further details.
H&M is investigating online claims of a possible cybersecurity incident involving a limited scope of its data.
The claims are linked to a group called Shinyhunters, which reportedly targeted the Swedish fashion retailer last week.
H&M said it had no indication so far that its data environment had been compromised.
The company said it was investigating the claims and could not provide further details while the work was ongoing.
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office had not received a report about the incident as of Monday lunchtime.
- Who
- H&M is investigating claims linked to the group Shinyhunters.
- What
- The claims concern a possible cybersecurity incident involving a limited scope of H&M Group data.
- When
- The alleged targeting was last week; H&M said it was investigating on Monday.
- Where
- H&M is a Swedish fashion retailer. The location of the possible incident is not stated.
- Why
- H&M said it was investigating the claims to assess their validity.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
H&M was reportedly targeted by a cybercriminal.
H&M said it was investigating claims of a possible cybersecurity incident.
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office had not received a report about the incident.
- Company
- H&M Group
- Alleged group
- Shinyhunters
- Data scope
- A limited scope of H&M Group data
- ICO report
- None received as of Monday lunchtime
What people are saying
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.
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.
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