Estee Lauder Breached by Two Ransomware Groups

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Estee Lauder has become the latest big name to suffer an apparently serious ransomware breach, after two groups claimed to have compromised the firm.

The cosmetics giant was posted to the leak site of both the Alphv/BlackCat and Clop ransomware gangs, according to security researchers on Twitter. Researcher Dominic Alvieri was just one of many citing the news.

The posts appear to have gone live on Tuesday July 18.

New York-headquartered Estee Lauder – which counts brands such as DKNY, Jo Malone, Tommy Hilfiger and Aveda among its portfolio – published a brief statement on the same day.

It said an unauthorized third party had gained access to some of its systems.

“After becoming aware of the incident, the company proactively took down some of its systems and promptly began an investigation with the assistance of leading third-party cybersecurity experts,” the statement continued.

“The company is also coordinating with law enforcement. Based on the current status of the investigation, the company believes the unauthorized party obtained some data from its systems, and the company is working to understand the nature and scope of that data".

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