Stocktitan Five Below Reports Cybersecurity Incident Involving Social Engineering Attack
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- •Five Below reported a cybersecurity incident involving a single employee's computer.
- •The attack was executed via social engineering, leading to file exfiltration.
- •The company believes the incident is contained and has not affected other systems or data.
On July 14, 2026, Five Below, Inc. experienced a cybersecurity incident where a threat actor used social engineering to gain unauthorized access to a company-issued computer. The company detected anomalous activity on July 15, 2026, and activated its cybersecurity incident response plan, engaging third-party experts for a forensic investigation. The investigation revealed that files were exfiltrated from the affected device, but the company believes the incident was contained to that single computer. Importantly, Five Below stated that no personally identifiable information or other systems were compromised. The company does not anticipate a material impact on its business operations or financial condition due to this incident.
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