Levi Strauss & Co. (Levi’s) says that hackers used social engineering on three of its employees to gain access to and steal corporate data stored on their machines.
The company has disclosed the incident in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), saying that its response was sufficiently quick to prevent the compromise of consumer data.
“Based on preliminary findings from the Company’s investigation, the Company believes that certain corporate information was accessed and exfiltrated as a result of the incident,” Levi’s says.
“As of the date of this filing, the Company believes that its rapid response efforts successfully contained and terminated the unauthorized access, and that no consumer data was impacted.”
The company added that it has not experienced any interruption in business operations as a result of the incident.
Levi’s clothing giant has 19,000 employees and an annual revenue of $6.3 billion, best known for its signature 501-line jeans.
The company operates at least 3,300 stores worldwide, and its products can also be found in numerous third-party retail shops, both “brick and mortar” and online.
The firm says it recently detected a cybersecurity incident in which an unknown attacker social-engineered three of its employees, resulting in the breach of company-issued computers.
The investigation launched in response to the incident remains ongoing, and additional notifications will be provided to affected parties as required.
Based on the findings of the investigation to date, Levi’s does not believe the incident will have a material impact on its business or financial position.
Levi’s also noted that it has not experienced any operational disruptions as a result of this breach.
BleepingComputer could not identify online any threat actors claiming the attack on Levi’s.
However, some media outlets have linked this incident to UNC6671, which Google’s Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) associated with a recent wave of voice phishing attacks targeting hundreds of organizations.
Although Levi’s stated that no customer data was impacted, until more information becomes available, holders of Levi’s shop accounts should monitor for suspicious activity and promptly report it to the firm.
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