HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailVulnerability ExploitData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryEmploymentFinancial accountHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDPHIHighContained

THE ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jun 19, 2026

Filed

Jul 17, 2026

To disclose

28 days

Affected

2,110state residents only

Linked

9 filings

Confidence

70%

Full breach record for THE ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC. →5 incidents on file

The Estée Lauder Companies disclosed a cybersecurity incident involving its Oracle E-Business Suite HR system. Unauthorized access occurred between August 9-12, 2025, and was discovered on June 19, 2026. The breach exposed personal information including names, SSNs, passport numbers, financial account details, health information, and employment records. 2,110 Washington residents were affected. The company engaged forensic experts, notified law enforcement, and provided 24 months of identity monitoring via Kroll.

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Leak gap clock✗ Leak >180d28 days discovery → filing

⚠ AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Incident timeline

undetected · 314 days

discovery → filing · 28 days

Aug 9, 2025

Begins

Jun 19, 2026

Discovered

Jul 17, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

This filing is one of 9 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitecl0pbd_43a79f8803ec83502025-11-21 · +237dVerified

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_2fec812c019f031d2026-07-17Verified
Nebraska State AGbd_6c3036d8fedc23172026-07-17Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_ed3611601cbbcae42026-07-17Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_0591fad0aab37df12026-07-20 · +3dVerified

Show 3 more filings ↓up to 16d gap

Texas State AGbd_addb107ce7f347662026-07-21 · +4dVerified
Vermont State AGbd_eccf3e0cae9b9b662026-07-10 · +7dVerified
Illinois State AGbd_fea9064666f821a32026-07-01 · +16dCandidate

Name: THE ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC.
norm: the estee lauder companies
Domain: esteelauder.com

Name: THE ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC.
norm: the estee lauder companies
Domain: esteelauder.com
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Jun 19, 2026
Breach occurred: Aug 9, 2025 – Aug 12, 2025
Undetected for: 314 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 17, 2026
Affected individuals: 2,110state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHealth (basic)Employment
Data elements: NameSocial Security numberFinancial account numberDate of birthPassport numberMedical information
WA-stated cause: Cyberattack
WA-stated duration: lifecycle 300-399dexposure 1-99d
WA-stated discovery: Found after the fact
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified law enforcement authorities
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Launched an investigation
Worked with leading outside cybersecurity experts
Notified law enforcement authorities
Put in place additional safeguards to further protect the system
Engaged the services of Kroll to provide identity monitoring at no cost to you for 24 months
Changes made: Put in place additional safeguards to further protect the system
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 28 days(28 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >180dWA AG ≤30d
Discovery-date grounding: AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 8 filings · 8 states

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Illinois State AGJul 1 · first

Vermont State AG+9d

California State AG+16d

Nebraska State AG+16d

Massachusetts State AG+16d

Washington State AG+16d · this page

New Hampshire State AG+19d

Texas State AG+20d

Pattern: first filing Jul 1 (IL), last Jul 21 (TX) — a 20-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claim

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filingThis record

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.

Source URL: https://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/databreach/BreachA41847.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 17, 2026
Raw hash: f7414fc400d6fba2797aee37abaf52cc988a0ef9329dc72b27d25cf2acf45c85

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityTHE ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC.

Victim entityTHE ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC.

Incidentdiscovered Jun 19, 2026

Stated responseLaunched an investigation

ComplianceLeak >180d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com