On July 8th, 2021, popular merchandise shop platform, Spreadshop was the victim of a malicious cyber-attack. In an update posted to its website, the platform (powered by Spreadshirt) confirmed that personal user data, including bank account details, were compromised.
Although the company was able to quickly protect stored data on its system, some information was breached, which is extremely worrying for Spreadshop users, customers, and partners.