Unauthorised access to company-issued computers leads to cyberincident at clothing firm
Clothing company Levi Strauss & Co. has disclosed that it experienced a cybersecurity incident that led to the access and extraction of certain corporate information.
The firm revealed the incident in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday.
"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," it said in the filing.
"As of the date of this filing, the Company believes that its rapid response efforts successfully contained and terminated the unauthorised access."
Access through firm-issued computers
The cyberincident happened after an unauthorised third party used social engineering techniques to access three employees' company-issued computers, according to Levi Strauss.
It said it initiated response protocols, implemented containment measures, and launched an investigation following the detection.
"No consumer data was impacted," it said. "The company has not experienced any interruption in business operations as a result of the incident."
It also does not believe the incident had an impact on its business strategy, operations, financial condition, or results of operations.
Levi Strauss said it has engaged with third-party cybersecurity experts to investigate the incident.
The cyberincident at Levi Strauss adds the company to the growing list of U.S. firms being targeted by cyberattacks. A compilation by Reuters adds the clothing firm as the 20th company targeted so far this year, with other targeted firms including Nike, Bumble, OpenAI, and Coca-Cola Co., among others.
