Estée Lauder has confirmed that some of its business operations are facing disruption after the major cosmetics maker was hit by a cyber-attack.
The company confirmed that a hacker had obtained data from its systems.
Cyber-attack impacts systems and services
In an official statement, Estée Lauder confirmed that it ‘proactively took down some of its systems and promptly began an investigation’ after becoming aware of the cyber-attack.
The MAC Cosmetics owner is working with leading third party cybersecurity experts.
‘The company is implementing measures to secure its business operations and will continue taking additional steps as appropriate,’ the statement added.
‘During this ongoing incident, the company is focused on remediation, including efforts to restore impacted systems and services.
‘The incident has caused, and is expected to continue to cause, disruption to parts of the company’s business operations.’