Luxottica Group SpA Details

Luxottica Group SpA

Milan, Italy • employees • Retail

Industry

Retail

Security Incidents

Luxottica Group S.p.A. is an Italian eyewear conglomerate based in Milan. As a vertically integrated company, Luxottica designs, manufactures, distributes, and retails its eyewear brands all through its own subsidiaries.

Security Incidents

Luxottica Group SpA Breach of Aug 2023

Severity Score

Low to Moderate

Type

Unknown

Summary

The Luxottica Group SpA experienced a significant data breach in August 2023, where a database containing the personal information of over 70 million customers was leaked on the dark web. The breach was discovered through proactive monitoring procedures, and Luxottica promptly reported it to the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Italian police. The records were stolen during a previously undisclosed data breach in 2021, and an individual attempted to sell the data in November 2022. This breach led to the exposure of sensitive personal information of a large customer base, raisin...
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Severity

The breach was severe as Luxottica Group SpA, the world's largest eyewear organization, disclosed being impacted by a third-party data breach in August 2023, leading to the exposure of personal data of over 70 million customers on multiple hacking forums.

Impact

The breach impacted over 70 million customers of Luxottica Group SpA, including those using brands like Ray-Ban and Oakley, with their personal information being exposed on hacking forums, potentially leading to risks of identity theft and other cybercrimes.