Kash Patel clothing brand website taken offline after breach reports

Colleagues, I’d like to flag a cybersecurity issue: the site of Based Apparel, linked to Kash Patel, has been taken offline following reports of a hack.

- Reports indicate an infostealer—malware that harvests credentials—was found on the site; a security researcher analysed a sample.
- Brand representatives did not respond to inquiries; TechCrunch also received no comment from an address associated with Patel.
- The incident comes amid other data-leak events, including issues affecting Trump Mobile.

Why it matters: an infected site can compromise customers and harm a business’s reputation.

What immediate steps should brands prioritise in such cases?

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