Cartier, the posh jewellery firm owned by Richemont, had its web site hacked and a few shopper knowledge stolen, it advised prospects, in response to an e mail seen by Reuters on Tuesday.
The assault is the most recent case of an organization being focused by cyber criminals, with a number of retailers together with Marks & Spencer and Victoria’s Secret disclosing related incidents.
Cartier, whose watches, necklaces and bracelets have been worn by Taylor Swift, Angelina Jolie and Michelle Obama, mentioned “an unauthorised party gained temporary access to our system.”
“Limited client information”, corresponding to names, e-mail addresses and international locations, had been obtained, Cartier mentioned within the e mail. “The affected information did not include any passwords, credit card details or other banking information,” it mentioned, noting it had since contained the problem.
The corporate mentioned it had additional enhanced the safety of its techniques and knowledge, in addition to knowledgeable the related authorities, and was additionally working with “leading external cybersecurity experts.”
Cartier didn’t reply to a request for remark.
Julius Cerniauskas, CEO of net intelligence agency Oxylabs, mentioned the breach confirmed no model is secure from cybercrime.
“Attackers are becoming more opportunistic and sophisticated, targeting brands that hold valuable customer data, not just credit card numbers,” he mentioned.
US lingerie firm Victoria’s Secret on Tuesday disclosed {that a} safety incident referring to its info know-how techniques had compelled it to quickly shut down its web site for just a few days final week.
Victoria’s Secret mentioned the breach didn’t impression its monetary outcomes for the primary quarter or trigger a cloth disruption to its operations, however warned that its second quarter might be hit by the extra bills incurred following the incident.
British retailer Marks & Spencer mentioned final month a “highly sophisticated and targeted” cyberattack in April will value it about 300 million kilos ($405 million) in misplaced earnings.
Vogue model The North Face, owned by VF Company, has additionally emailed some prospects, saying it found a “small-scale” assault in April this 12 months.
The corporate advised prospects the hackers used “credential stuffing”, making an attempt usernames and passwords stolen from one other knowledge breach within the hope prospects have reused the credentials throughout a number of accounts, the BBC mentioned on Tuesday.
VF Corp didn’t reply to a Reuters request for remark.
London division retailer Harrods additionally mentioned final month hackers had tried to interrupt into its techniques, following incidents at Marks & Spencer, and the Co-op Group.
