Luxury jewelry retailer hit by ransomware attack
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A luxury jewelry retailer suffered a help-desk social engineering intrusion in May 2025 that led to account takeover and the theft of at least 77 gigabytes of data. The attackers also attempted ransomware, increasing the operational and extortion risk. The retailer blocked the ransomware attempt, but the breach still caused about $2 million in disruption, investigation, and cleanup.
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07.07.2026 16:27 1 articles · 13d ago
Luxury jewelry retailer hit by ransomware attack
Initial DisclosureAttackers first gained access by convincing the retailer's help desk to reset employee passwords and MFA-linked mobile devices. They then expanded to administrator accounts and began moving data out of the network.
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