This file photo taken Jan. 2, 2025, shows a Louis Vuitton store in central Seoul. (Image courtesy of Yonhap)
SEOUL, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Louis Vuitton has become the latest luxury brand in South Korea to suffer a data breach, according to the company Friday, following recent similar cases involving Dior, Tiffany and Cartier in the country.
In a notice posted on its website, Louis Vuitton Korea informed customers that a third-party entity temporarily accessed the company’s systems on June 8 and leaked some customer information.
The company said it has learned of the incident Wednesday.
The compromised data may include customer names, contact details and additional information provided by customers, Louis Vuitton said, but stressed that no financial data, such as passwords and credit card numbers, was affected.
The incident is the latest in a string of high profile data leaks in the luxury sector in South Korea this year.
In May, Dior apologized after discovering a data breach incident that occurred in January. Tiffany also revealed in May that it had suffered a breach in April. Cartier notified customers last month about a separate incident involving leaked personal information.
Must It, a popular luxury goods e-commerce platform in South Korea, also reported two hacking attempts, coming in May and June. The company warned that user data, including names, gender and dates of birth, may have been stolen.
(Yonhap)
