On Monday, Kering announced a data breach impacting clients of its high-end brands including Gucci, Balenciaga, Alexander McQueen, Yves Saint Laurent, and others. 

Cybercriminals acquired sensitive customer information such as names, email addresses, phone numbers, residential addresses, and the total amount spent in their stores worldwide. The breach was initially reported by the BBC.

Kering stated that the hackers did not obtain credit card information and that it has reached out to the customers whose data was compromised, although it did not disclose how many were impacted. 

The BBC highlighted that the group responsible for the breach is a notorious collective known as ShinyHunters, which claimed to have pilfered data associated with 7.4 million email addresses.