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The Estée Lauder Companies Targeted by Worldwide Cybersecurity Breach

The cosmetic company’s servers have been down since at least Monday, and it is unsure when the affected systems will be restored.
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The Estée Lauder Companies were targeted by a worldwide cybersecurity breach. (Shutterstock)
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Employees at The Estée Lauder Companies offices around the world remain locked out of their email and other key functions after a third party gained access to some of the beauty conglomerate’s IT systems, according to people familiar with the situation.

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Priya Rao
Priya Rao

Priya Rao is Executive Editor at The Business of Beauty at BoF. She is based in New York and oversees BoF’s beauty and wellness coverage.

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