HackingRetail & ConsumerRetailVulnerability ExploitSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Data ExfiltratedTargetedIdentity (basic)PIIMediumContained

THE ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

May 31, 2023

Filed

Oct 18, 2023

To disclose

20 weeks

Affected

1,453state residents only

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

70%

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

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. notified Washington AG of a cyberattack involving its third-party vendor Progress Software's MOVEit Transfer solution. Unauthorized access occurred May 30-June 1, 2023. The company discovered the issue on May 31, 2023. Approximately 1,453 Washington residents' names, emails, addresses, and DOBs were accessed. The incident is contained.

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Washington clock✗ WA AG >90d20 weeks 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 · 1 days

discovery → filing · 20 weeks / 140 days

May 30, 2023

Begins

May 31, 2023

Discovered

Oct 18, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+12 wks slower

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (2)

Leak Sitecl0pbd_a40c32bc2fe400a42023-07-19 · +91dVerified
Leak Sitealphvbd_222b45685f496a632023-07-18 · +92dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_a9dea68820cb2a8e2023-10-19 · +1dVerified by operator
Washington State AGbd_e073c9131d35a1192023-08-31 · +48dVerified by operator
SEC 8-Kbd_029686f81d388b6c2023-07-19 · +91dVerified by operator

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: May 31, 2023
Breach occurred: May 30, 2023 – Jun 1, 2023
Undetected for: 1 dayoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 1,453state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)PII
Data elements: NameDate of birth
WA-stated cause: Cyberattack
WA-stated duration: lifecycle 1-99dexposure 1-99d
WA-stated discovery: Found while ongoing
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Reported the issue to law enforcement
Third party: via Progress Software
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Initiated an investigation
Took steps to secure its relevant systems
Working with leading cybersecurity experts
Reported the issue to law enforcement
Changes made: Put in place preventative and detective measures to further protect our systems
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 20 weeks(140 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: WA AG >90dLeak >90d
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 · 4 filings · 2 states

View merged incident ↗

SEC 8-KJul 19 · first

Washington State AG+43d

Washington State AG+91d · this page

Maine State AG+92d

Pattern: first filing Jul 19, last Oct 19 (ME) — a 92-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/BreachA26807.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 18, 2023
Raw hash: 92f4120c77e546a711fc10f257b8e8b4b4068836cf73d015648fa07d189b3808

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (2)

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityTHE ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC.

Victim entityTHE ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC.

Incidentdiscovered May 31, 2023

Stated responseInitiated an investigation

ComplianceWA AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com