The Hershey Company was a victim of a phishing campaign that put thousands of its customers' names and financial information, including credit/debit card numbers and associated security codes, passwords, and PINS for the accounts, at risk. Hershey also emphasized that the data breach was restricted to Hershey employee accounts.

Upon learning of the incident, Hershey worked to block the unauthorized user’s access and confirm that the affected Hershey accounts were no longer in use by the unauthorized user. Read more about this story on our LinkedIn page