Victoria's Secret website laid bare for three days after 'security incident'

Underwear retailer Victoria's Secret’s website has been down for three days, with the company blaming an unspecified security problem. "We identified and are taking steps to address a security incident," a spokesperson told The Register. "We immediately enacted our response protocols, third-party experts are engaged, and we …

[Yet Another Anonymous coward]

Have the hackers revealed

What Victoria's secret actually is?

[Alumoi]

Re: Have the hackers revealed

Plastic surgery.

[Anonymous Coward]

Re: Have the hackers revealed

That joke carries a double entendre!

Take a look at Victoria Secret's product line. They don't support the larger cup sizes without also having larger band sizes. Thus those with after-market enhancements are unlikely to find a size that fits.

[Fruit and Nutcase]

We are not amused

They don't support the larger cup sizes

Says Victoria, Regina Imperatrix

[Anonymous Coward]

Re: Have the hackers revealed

Larger band sizes, or did you mean larger hand sizes?

[Fruit and Nutcase]

Re: Have the hackers revealed

In the case of Donald Trump, a handful would be about an A Cup

[Efer Brick]

Re: Have the hackers revealed

(as the song goes) "An old man who lives in Ohio"

[Andy Non]

Re: Have the hackers revealed

Sounds like they have gone tits up. Someone must have made a boob.

[Fruit and Nutcase]

Re: Have the hackers revealed

Without the ability to buy bras/bikinis, would it not be... "tits out"

and, depending on size, the lack of support would result in "tits down"?

(unless that is, there are enhanced with gravity defying "bulgarian airbags")

[nonpc]

Re: Have the hackers revealed

Trans

[Anonymous Coward]

One day…

You’re gunna get caught with your pants down!

(Australian commentards of a certain age will get that one)

[The Central Scrutinizer]

Re: One day…

Now I have that jingle stuck in my head, damn you!

[Benegesserict Cumbersomberbatch]

Re: One day…

Sic 'em, Rex!

(If you don't know, YouTube it. Just... do it.)

V.S. clearly too late to recognise the importance of having a security echidna.

[Anonymous Coward]

Tell us

What happens next?

Don’t keep us in suspenders!

[Wellyboot]

Re: Tell us

I'm keeping a close eye on this one..

[Vikingforties]

No doubt their knickers will be in a twist.

[Wellyboot]

Their underpinnings have been shown to be a bit threadbare.

[HMcG]

> Retailers have had rotten time of it lately on the cyber-safety front.

^ Retailers have had rotten cyber-security lately.

[wolfetone]

Someone has made a boob of themselves I bet.

I'm sure they feel a right tit for this. And possibly the left tit too.

[Doctor Syntax]

A two in one comment.

[Andy Non]

Got to keep abreast of the situation.

[Anonymous Coward]

I'd give their infosec guys a beer - but they've probably got their hands full.

[Jedit]

Bravo, sir.

[Rich Harding]

Disappointing Lack of Puns

...in this brief article.

[original_rwg]

Re: Disappointing Lack of Puns

Going all out for support....

[Wellyboot]

Where are all the acronyms?

It's been a while since we've seen a good TITSUP, this has to be ripe for many!

[Diogenes8080]

Re: Where are all the acronyms?

Total Inability To Stop Obvious Ubiquitous Threat?

[Doctor Syntax]

Re: Where are all the acronyms?

Titillation Industry Titan Swoons Under Pressure

[Valeyard]

Knickers outlet knackered

love to see the glorious english-classic language represented where it matters most, in amazing snappy bylines like this. bravo

[Anonymous Coward]

Message on a pink background - and nothing else

No frills, then.

[Anonymous Coward]

Re: Message on a pink background - and nothing else

Looks like customers in UK and Ireland can still order their smalls via the net...

At the time of writing,

https://www.victoriassecret.com has a pink background with a message...

"Valued customer, we identified and are taking steps to address a security incident. We have taken down our website and some in store services as a precaution. Our team is working around the clock to fully restore operations. We appreciate your patience during this process. In the meantime, our Victoria’s Secret and PINK stores remain open and we look forward to serving you."

Whereas,

https://www.victoriassecret.ie and https://www.victoriassecret.co.uk appear to be functioning - but that would be because these two sites are not from the parent company, but operated by Next Retail...

"© 2025 Next Retail Limited trading as Victoria's Secret. All rights reserved."

[HuBo]

Re: Message on a pink background - and nothing else

You just saved my weekend!

[Fruit and Nutcase]

Re: Message on a pink background - and nothing else

We have taken down our website[knickers]

[Tron]

They haven't been hacked.

They have been upskirted.

[ChrisElvidge]

All fur coat and no knickers?

[nijam]

> ...down for three days.

That's just pants.

[TimMaher]

I first read the headline as…

Victoria’s secret website.

I wondered how the hackers found it.

Mines the one with something frilly in the pocket.

[Catch-the-Pigeon]

gone

arse over tit

[PRR]

It's back, just after midnite EDT Friday, but the cookie offer won't go away. (Yes, I paused my ad-blocker.)

[nonpc]

Paid scanty regard for security, perhaps?

Shortly to be going for a thong?