The Winston-Salem, N.C.-based HanesBrands Inc. reported that a hacker compromised its customer order database in June 2015. The unidentified intruder gained access to information for approximately 900,000 online and telephone customers.
HanesBrands president and general manager David Thompson contacted the company's entire online customer base via email to notify them of the breach, but the company did not release a public statement.
According to the Winston-Salem Journal, HanesBrands said the breach occurred during the last week of June. The report said the hacker gained access through the company's website by posing as a "guest" customer who was checking an order. Affected customers bought items online or by telephone and used the "guest" option. The breach appears to have exposed personal information including customer names, addresses, phone numbers and the last four digits of the credit cards tied to the customers' accounts.
The HanesBrand umbrella includes a wide variety of apparel companies, including L'eggs, Playtex, Wonderbra, Champion and Maidenform.
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