Cartier, the French luxury house, is warning its customers of a data breach. In an email, the brand, part of the Swiss group Richemont, states that "an unauthorized third party" managed to gain "temporary access" to the company's system. Once in the system, the attacker was able to "consult certain limited information" concerning some of Cartier's customers.
Data stolen, but no passwords compromised
The luxury brand specifies that the names, first names, email addresses, and countries of residence were compromised. However, and unsurprisingly, "no passwords, credit card details, or other banking information" were accessed during the intrusion.
The compromised information is nevertheless sufficient to deploy phishing attacks or conduct identity theft attempts. Furthermore, hackers can also combine the stolen data with compromised information already circulating on dark web black markets.
The company has "contained the incident and strengthened the security" of its systems and data, with the help of "leading external cybersecurity experts". Cartier has also "informed the relevant authorities" of the cyberattack. It is unclear how many consumers were affected by the data breach.
Fashion in Hackers' Sights
Other fashion giants have been the target of cyberattacks in recent weeks. This is the case for Dior, which suffered a breach in January, Victoria Secret, which was even forced to shut down its website, and Adidas.
Luxury brands are particularly popular with cybercriminals. They allow hackers to recover the data of wealthy customers. This data has a higher value on the black markets frequented by hackers. Phishing attacks against wealthy customers can indeed prove more lucrative.
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