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Victoria’s Secret Says Cyber Incident Led to Temporary Website Shutdown

The sleepwear and undergarments brand detected a security incident, which led to its dayslong website outage.
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Victoria's Secret said the incident did not impact its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025. (Getty Images)
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Victoria’s Secret on Tuesday disclosed that it detected a security incident relating to information technology systems, which led to the lingerie maker temporarily shutting down its website for roughly three days.

The company said it temporarily shut down its corporate systems and e-commerce website on May 26 and immediately enacted response protocols to attempt to contain and eradicate unauthorised network access. The website was restored on May 29.

The clothing brand said the incident did not impact its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025.

By Anuja Bharat Mistry; Editing by Mrigank Dhaniwala

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