It appears the security incident began in the evening hours, eastern U.S. time, on Wednesday. Reuters reported at that time the company had taken down its website's functionality

Victoria’s Secret has taken down its U.S. website and says some in-store services will be unavailable as it addresses a “security incident.”

Victoria's Secret's US website is back up and running after being taken offline earlier this week following what the company called a "security incident." On Wednesday, the clothing and lingerie company replaced its regular US retail site with a note to customers saying that it was aware of and dealing with the incident,