Impact & Downstream Threats
This breach carries critical risk due to the nature of exposed data fields and the scale of affected records.
- Identity verification bypass using name + date of birth combination
- SIM swap attacks where phone numbers are present
- Targeted phishing campaigns using exposed email addresses
- Doxxing risk from physical address exposure
Breach Intelligence
Executive Summary
In March 2021, Luxottica, the world's largest eyewear company, experienced a significant data breach through a third-party contractor managing its customer data. The breach exposed personal information, including names, email addresses, phone numbers, physical addresses, and dates of birth of over 100 million customers. ,
, The company became aware of the incident in November 2022 when the compromised data was found being sold on the now-defunct BreachForums hacking platform. Subsequently, in April and May 2023, the data was leaked for free on various hacking forums, making it widely accessible to malicious actors. ,
, Upon discovering the breach, Luxottica confirmed that the incident originated from a security breach at a third-party vendor and that its internal systems were not compromised. The company reported the incident to the FBI and Italian law enforcement authorities and notified the Italian data protection authority. Luxottica stated that it was evaluating its notification obligations under applicable data protection laws. ,
About Luxottica
Eyewear manufacturer and retailer.
Data Points Exposed
Dark Web Verification
Status: Confirmed
- Dataset containing approximately 299.9M records identified in breach intelligence sources.
- The data is indexed and searchable across breach notification platforms.
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Frequently Asked Questions
In March 2021, Luxottica experienced a data breach that exposed approximately 299.9M records containing personal information.
The exposed data includes fields such as date of birth, email address, full name, gender, phone number.
Approximately 299.9M records were affected based on current breach intelligence.
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- A high-profile executive
- A customer of Luxottica
- Or concerned about credential reuse
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