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Next Level Apparel announced that several of its employee accounts were compromised in a phishing attack

Exploit: Phishing

Next Level Apparel: Clothing Manufacturer

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Risk to Business: 2.771 = Moderate

Next Level Apparel, a US-based clothing manufacturer, has announced that several of its employee accounts were compromised in a phishing attack. In a press release late last week, the company noted that cybercriminals were able to access the contents of several employee email accounts at various times between February 17, 2021, and April 28, 2021, including viewing customer and employee PII although the company could not confirm that any data was stolen.

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Individual Risk: 2.802 = Moderate

Next Level Apparel noted that the customer and employee data accessible through the compromised accounts included names accompanied by Social Security numbers, financial/checking account numbers, payment card numbers, driver’s license numbers, and limited medical/health information.

Customers Impacted: Unknown

How It Could Affect Your Customers’ Business More than 80% of reported security incidents in 2020 were phishing-related, making this the biggest cyberattack vector for every business.

Source: Portswigger