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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Business
Tassilo Hummel

Millions potentially affected after Gucci, Balenciaga and Alexander McQueen hacked in cyber attack

Luxury brands Gucci, Balenciaga and Alexander McQueen have been hacked in a cyber-attack, potentially impacting millions of customers.

Kering, the French parent company of the labels, confirmed the breach in a statement without naming the affected brands, saying it identified in June that "an unauthorised third party gained temporary access to our systems and accessed limited customer data from some of our Houses".

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