One of the world’s popular jeans makers hacked: Read company’s full statement

Levi Strauss has disclosed that it fell victim to a recent cybersecurity incident after hackers gained access to its corporate network through a targeted social engineering attack on company personnel. The iconic jeans maker revealed the breach in a regulatory filing, stating that an unauthorised third party managed to breach its systems by tricking three employees into handing over access credentials.

News agency Reuters reports that Levi Strauss joins a growing wave of global corporations facing aggressive cyber campaigns that aim to steal proprietary data and disrupt business operations.