image courtesy of Getty Images After a cyber-security hack accessed user data, a company selling classic football team shirts and souvenirs has apologized to customers. Customers’ information was obtained through one of Classic Football Shirts’ third-party providers’ systems, according to the company. Customers have complained about receiving emails promising rewards on prior purchases. Customers who have received the cashback phishing email are now being advised not to click on the link. Gareth Southgate has a lot to teach us all. The bartenders get the night off and drinks for the Euro final. The cashback emails were discovered at 20:30 on Thursday night, half an hour after they were sent, according to Classic Football Shirts. Password data and payment details, according to the firm, have not been hacked. Customers should be “vigilant” and contact their banks to cancel their cards if they provided their card details on the link from the rebate form, according to a Twitter post by the company. image courtesy of Getty Images Payment information was “never saved on their system,” according to the clothing company, which apologized for the “inconvenience caused.” However, many customers expressed worry that scammers had access to their names, addresses, emails, and order histories. Some customers said they realized it was a phishing email when they noticed an extra “s” in the address: @classicsfootballshirts.co.uk Others observed that the email providing cashback was from orders@classicsfootballshirts.co.uk rather than classicfootballshirts.co.uk after placing a purchase. Fernando Paredes, a consumer, told the BBC that $700 (£504) was removed from his account. His credit card was canceled, and his bank is investigating the transaction. On March 14, Mr. Paredes purchased a football shirt from an online site and had it mailed to his Peruvian address. He claims he didn’t notice the extra “s” when he received the fraudulent email. “The corporation did a good job releasing a statement about the breach,” he continues, but he remains “concerned about the third party provider’s systems.” Customers also said it was “unprofessional” and that they were “concerned” about their personal information not being adequately protected. Classic Football Shirts did not answer to the BBC right away with a figure for how many consumers were affected. Two students founded the Manchester-based company in 2006. It claims to have the world’s greatest selection of football jerseys, with a product variety of 30,000 unique pieces and over 500,000 units in stock, according to its website. Cyber-securityCompanies/n
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