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Gucci, Balenciaga and Alexander McQueen private data ransomed by hackers


Kering, the luxury French fashion house which owns the brands, confirmed the attack to BBC News.

Cyber criminals have stolen the private details of potentially millions of Balenciaga, Gucci and Alexander McQueen customers in an attack. Kering, the parent company of the luxury brands, has confirmed the breach and says it disclosed the incident to the relevant data protection authorities. In June, cyber security experts at Google issued a warning about a trend of attacks linked to Shiny Hunters that the tech giant also subsequently fell victim to.

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