Cybercriminals as a result of the attack stole personal data of potentially millions of customers Balenciagi, Gucci and Alexander McQueen – says BBC.
Kering – a French holding, which belongs to the mentioned brands – confirmed the attack and assured that there was no financial data, such as payment cards. The company also announced that it sent emails to the clients whom it concerned the violation.
The stolen data includes names, e-mail addresses, telephone numbers, addresses and the total amount of expenses. Cybercriminals claim that they have data related to 7.4 million unique e-mail addresses, which suggests that the total number of attack victims may be similar.
A small BBC shared sample as evidence contained thousands of customer data that seems to be true. After analyzing, the files were deleted – writes the BBC.
One of the stolen data is “total sales”, which shows how much money a person spent in individual brands.
A small attempt analyzed by the BBC showed that some customers have spent over 10,000 in stores. hole. (equivalent to PLN 36,000), and few spent from 30,000 up to 86 thousand hole. (from approx. PLN 108 thousand – PLN 309 thousand).
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This information is particularly disturbing for victims, because they can lead to the fact that people spending large sums will become the target of subsequent hacker attacks and fraud.
A group of hackers called Shiny Hunters was to attack in April. Kering claims that it refused to pay to hackers, in accordance with many years of recommendation of law enforcement agencies.
“In June, we found that an unauthorized third party obtained temporary access to our systems and gained access to limited customer data (…). In the incident no financial information was disclosed – such as bank account numbers, credit card data or identification numbers issued by government authorities,” said the company Kering, adding that from that time the company has secured its IT systems.
How not to be fooled by hackers?
Fraudsters can use data stolen during cyber attacks to contact potential victims, impersonating another organization, including a bank or government institution.
That is why it is important to be vigilant if you receive suspicious emails, messages or telephones. Remember that fraudsters often try to persuade the victims to be urgent.
If you receive a phone, e.g. from a bank and you are not sure if it is authentic, disconnect and contact the bank immediately.
Source: BBC
