Victoria’s Secret hit by outages as it battles security incident

Style retail large Victoria’s Secret stated it’s addressing a “safety incident,” as its web site and on-line orders face ongoing disruption. 

Victoria’s Secret posted the temporary assertion on its web site Wednesday. The corporate’s outages started earlier on Monday, as users have reported not having the ability to entry Victoria’s Secret’s web site.

“We instantly enacted our response protocols, third-party specialists are engaged, and we took down our web site and a few in retailer companies as a precaution,” a spokesperson for Victoria’s Secret stated in response to TechCrunch’s inquiries. The spokesperson didn’t present their identify nor describe the character of the cybersecurity incident.

“We’re working to shortly and securely restore operations,” the spokesperson stated. The corporate stated its shops stay open. 

Victoria’s Secret closed down 7% on the information of the safety incident.