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Cybersecurity Incident at Estée Lauder Cos.

An unauthorized party obtained some data from ELC systems, but the scope of the breach remains unknown.

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By: TOM BRANNA

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The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (ELC) identified a cybersecurity incident on July 18. It involved an unauthorized third party gaining access to some of the company’s systems.  After becoming aware of the incident, ELC said it proactively took down some of its systems and promptly began an investigation with the assistance of leading third-party cybersecurity experts. The company is also coordinating with law enforcement.  Based on the current status of the investigation, ELC said the unauthorized party obtained some data from its systems, and is working to understand the nature and scope of that data.

The company is implementing measures to secure its business operations and will continue taking additional steps as appropriate. During this ongoing incident, ELC is focused on remediation, including efforts to restore impacted systems and services. The incident has caused, and is expected to continue to cause, disruption to parts of the company’s business operations.


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