A POPULAR high street fashion chain has issued a stark warning to customers following an IT breach.
Retailer Mango notified punters that hackers had seized personal customer data but assured buyers that no passwords or bank details were seized.
On Tuesday morning, the fashion giant informed a large number of customers about the breach by email.
The attack took place via an external marketing service provider, which managed customers’ personal data for marketing purposes.
Hackers gained access to data such as customer names, post codes, email addresses and telephone numbers.
The fashion chain says it has informed the Spanish Data Protection Authority (AEPD) of the situation and has advised customers to be vigilant of messages via email and telephone.
Mango is the latest target in the string of cyber attacks on British retailers.
In April, M&S services were disrupted at stores across the UK for six weeks following a cyber attack.
Customer information was reportedly stolen while contactless payment and click-and-collect service were affected.
The retailer had to suspend all online and app orders during the chaos that ensued.
M&S said at the time that the the incident would be expected to cost about £300 million.
The boss of M&S revealed that hacker groups “Scattered Spider” and “DragonForce” were behind the cyber attack that shut down its online shopping.
Co-op was also hit with hacking attempts in May which forced the retailer to shut down part of its IT system.
The supermarket chain told staff at the time it had “taken proactive steps to keep our systems safe”.
However, it later emerged a “significant” amount of customer data was stolen, including personal information such as names, dates of birth and contact information.
The retailer said members’ passwords, credit card details and transaction information were not leaked.
Co-op was also hit with hacking attempts in May which forced the retailer to shut down part of its IT system.
The supermarket chain told staff at the time it had “taken proactive steps to keep our systems safe”.
However, it later emerged a “significant” amount of customer data was stolen, including personal information such as names, dates of birth and contact information.
The retailer said members’ passwords, credit card details and transaction information were not leaked.
