Hackers Steal Millions of Gucci, Balenciaga, and Alexander McQueen Customer Records

In a shocking revelation, hackers have stolen the personal data of millions of customers from luxury fashion brands Gucci, Balenciaga, and Alexander McQueen. The parent company, Kering, has confirmed the breach and notified data protection authorities, but has not disclosed the number of impacted customers.

The attackers, known as Shiny Hunters, claimed to have breached Kering's systems in April and gained temporary access to customer data from some of its Houses. However, negotiations failed, and Kering refused to pay the ransom, leaving millions of customers' personal information at risk.

Stolen Data Reveals High-Spenders

The stolen data includes names, email addresses, phone numbers, home addresses, and details of spending at luxury stores worldwide. In some cases, customers spent up to $86,000, raising concerns that leaked data could make "high spenders" targets for further scams.

A Sample of Stolen Data Shared with the BBC

The group behind the attack shared a small sample of the stolen data containing thousands of customer details with the United Kingdom's public service broadcaster, the BBC. According to the BBC, the data appears to be genuine and includes 7.4 million unique email addresses.

Kering Confirms No Financial Information Compromised

"In June, we identified that an unauthorized third party gained temporary access to our systems and accessed limited customer data from some of our Houses," said a Kering spokesperson to the BBC. "No financial information – such as bank account numbers, credit card information, or government-issued identification numbers – was involved in the incident."

Kering has acknowledged that millions of customers' personal data have been compromised, but has not provided an exact number of impacted individuals.