Cybersecurity expert Caitlin Sarian breaks down Forever 21's data breach, which exposed names, Social Security numbers, and bank account information for 539,000 people over three months starting in January 2023. The company is offering credit monitoring and urges affected customers to change passwords.
539,000 people.
Began in January 2023 and continued over a three-month period.
With Maine's Attorney General.
Forever21 had a data breach that affected half a million people Hi, I'm Caitlin, I'm a cyber security data protection expert and I want to help you protect your data online. Let's go. The article goes on to say that Forever 21 was was hacked over a three month period beginning in January of 2023, during which intruders obtained files from its systems. Before we continue, be sure to follow along with all the cyber security news tips and tricks. According to the notice that was filed with Maine's Attorney General, Forever 21 notified 539000 people that the breach data included their names, database, bank account numbers, Social Security numbers, as well as information regarding any employees forever 21 health plan and included enrollment and premiums. So if you haven't been notified, you are most likely not part of this breach. Also, if you want to see if your data has been involved in any data breach, go to the video tagged in the comments to see how you can check. Forever 21 did claim that no third parties have access to the data anymore. If you were part of the Forever 21 data breach, be sure to follow their instructions to a T. This probably included credit monitoring and changing of passwords.
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