A recent data breach involved the installation of malware at point-of-sale systems at a number of outlets.

Forever 21 has revealed that a data breach discovered in November has resulted in the theft of credit card information belonging to customers. The US clothing retailer said previously that a potential data breach was the subject of an investigation into its outlets after a third-party supplier tipped the company off to the potential lapse in security.

Forever 21 hired an external cyberforensics firm to investigate the problem, and while back then it was “too early” to provide any concrete details, the company warned that “certain point-of-sale (PoS) devices in some Forever 21 stores were affected” where encryption may not have been utilized.

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