Luxury brand Cartier says hackers stole customers' data

Paris: The luxury jewellery company Cartier informed that a certain “unauthorized party” hacked their website and stole some client data, Reuters reported, citing an email the company sent customers.

Cartier, whose products were worn by Taylor Swift, Angelina Jolie and Michelle Obama, says that the hackers stole “limited client information” such as names, email addresses and countries. It added that the hacked information does not include any passwords, credit card details or banking information. It also said that it had contained the issue.

The company said it had further enhanced the protection of its systems and data, as well as informed the relevant authorities, and was also working with "leading external cybersecurity experts."

Further, the company informed us that it has boosted its protection systems and data, informed relevant authorities, and is also working with leading external cybersecurity experts.

However, Cartier did not immediately respond to Reuters’ requests for comments.

According to Reuters, the attack on Cartier is not the first. In April, there was a similar "highly sophisticated and targeted" cyberattack on British retailer Marks & Spencer. This caused the company to lose 300 million pounds ($405 million) in profits.

Dior, the French luxury house, also informed that hackers stole the data of customers, though the company says no financial data was involved, Reuters reported, citing Le Monde newspaper.

In April, fashion brand The North Face also informed its customers by email that it faced a “small scale”, according to BBC. The hackers used "credential stuffing", trying usernames and passwords stolen from another data breach in the hope that customers would reuse the credentials across multiple accounts, as reported.

Further, London department store Harrods also informed last month that hackers attempted to break into its systems.