Hackers Steal Client Data From Gucci, Balenciaga, Alexander McQueen: Report
Hackers have stolen the private details of potentially millions of customers from luxury brands Gucci, Balenciaga and Alexander McQueen in an attack on the labels' French parent company Kering, the BBC reported.
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Customer information from prestigious fashion houses Gucci, Balenciaga, and Alexander McQueen has been compromised in a cybersecurity incident targeting their parent corporation Kering, according to a BBC report published Monday.
In an official statement, Kering acknowledged the security breach without specifically identifying which brands were affected, stating they discovered in June that "an unauthorised third party gained temporary access to our systems and accessed limited customer data from some of our Houses".
This incident appears to be part of a broader trend of cyberattacks targeting luxury retail companies this year.
Similar security violations have been reported at Richemont's Cartier and several LVMH brands. Additionally, Hong Kong's privacy regulatory body announced in July its investigation into a data breach affecting approximately 419,000 Louis Vuitton customers, a brand owned by LVMH.
According to the BBC report, the compromised customer information includes personal details such as names, email addresses, telephone numbers, physical addresses, and purchase history totals at the affected brands.
Kering emphasized that no financial information, including credit card details or banking information, was accessed during the breach.
The hacking group, self-identifying as "Shiny Hunters" in communications with the BBC, claims to possess data connected to 7.4 million unique email addresses.
Kering stated that its affected brands promptly reported the breach to relevant regulatory authorities and notified customers as required by local regulations. When questioned by Reuters about which countries were impacted by the cyberattack, the company declined to provide additional information.