DisclosureLens
UnknownRetail & ConsumerRetailFinancial accountIdentity (basic)Government IDPHIHealth (basic)High

THE ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC.

bd_addb107ce7f34766 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Jun 19, 2026

Filed

Jul 21, 2026

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected · nationwide

31,8591,959 in this filing

Linked

9 filings

Confidence

95%
Full breach record for THE ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC. →5 incidents on file

The Estée Lauder Companies based in New York, New York, a business – retail or merchant entity reported a data breach to the Texas Attorney General. The breach was discovered on 2026-06-19 and reported on 2026-07-21. 1,959 Texas residents were affected. 31,859 individuals affected in total. Types of information involved: Name of individual;Address;Social Security Number Information;Government-issued ID number (e.g. passport, state ID card);Financial Information (e.g. account number, credit or debit card number);Medical Information;Other;Date of Birth. Consumers were notified via U.S. Mail.

Leak gap clock✗ Leak >180d5 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 · 314 days
discovery → filing · ≤ 5 weeks / 32 days

Aug 9, 2025

Begins

Jun 19, 2026

Discovered

Jul 21, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

3 wks faster

This filing is one of 9 about the same incident.View merged incident
A leak claim by cl0p about this victim predates this filing by 241 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Show 3 more filings ↓up to 20d gap

Filing propagation · 8 filings · 8 states

View merged incident ↗
Illinois State AGJul 1 · first
Vermont State AG+9d
California State AG+16d
Washington State AG+16d
Nebraska State AG+16d
Massachusetts State AG+16d
New Hampshire State AG+19d
Texas State AG+20d · this page

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.