FatFace is a fashion retail company from the United Kingdom, and was recently hacked by malicious entities that were able to access sensitive information of its customers, but asked them to keep it "confidential." The fashion retail company's servers were accessed by malicious hackers and took customer names, addresses, and credit card information.
The most brutal part of this hack is that FatFace does not want to admit their mistakes publicly and own up for their mistakes and shortcomings in their security system by asking people not to tell anyone about this. The company did send email updates to its customers and subscribers that have their accounts, saying that their information was taken.
The severity of the hack is extensive, and that it was not a normal breach into its security systems as data miners and threat actors were able to get what they came for, and that is the key to the money. The company said that it was working on a fix to address the issues and that customers should not be alarmed by the recent hack.
FatFace Hack Takes Customers' Sensitive Information
According to a report by Forbes on Wednesday, March 24, FatFace's email addressed that the hack took place two months ago, on January 17, but has only disclosed that the company was hacked towards the end of March. Despite telling people about the attack later than they expected, FatFace also pleads for "strict confidentiality" regarding the issue.
The FatFace hack consisted of a breach on its online servers which held a massive library of customer information from name, address, contact information, credit card information, complete with its expiry date. FatFace claimed that the hack has only taken "partial" credit card information and only the last four digits of the bank account.
However, this is still a massive security breach and concern for users that were registered under FatFace, especially as the hack took place several months ago, and it would be difficult to know if the users have extra charges. While some bank companies may confirm via phone or email for large transactions, small ones may proceed as necessary.
FatFace Hack: Last Four Digits is As Dangerous as The Complete Digits
According to the IT Nerd, people can still face massive repercussions and other crimes committed against them if threat actors were able to get ahold of the last four digits of one's credit card. It may not be enough to use a credit card to purchase several items online, but it could surely be used to pretend that they are the person with identity theft.
The FatFace Hack was extensive and dangerous to its customers as much as to the company, which could result in massive attacks and repercussions against its customers. FatFace claimed that it is already coordinating with online security specialists to address the issue and protect its systems for future attacks.
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Written by Isaiah Alonzo
