Cartier reports data breach exposing customer personal information
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Luxury jewelry and watch brand Cartier has disclosed a data breach that exposed customer personal information after unauthorized parties gained access to the company's systems.
"We are writing to inform you that an unauthorized-party gained temporary access to our system and obtained limited client information," Cartier stated in the data breach notification. "We contained the issue and have further enhanced the protection of our systems and data."
The exposed data includes:
- Names
- Email addresses
- Countries of residence
The nature of the attack and the number of affected individuals has not been disclosed .
The company warns that the stolen data could be used in targeted attacks, asking customers to remain vigilant against unsolicited or suspicious communications.
Cartier says it has informed law enforcement about the incident and is working with an external cybersecurity company to remediate the breach.
This breach follows similar security incidents at other fashion brands disclosed over the past month. In May, Dior and Tiffany & Company Korea reported a data breach. Victoria's Secret took down its website and some store services because of an ongoing security incident.
