Luxottica data breach
From Breaches, in the HARD wiki · Updated
This article is about the March 2021 breach of Luxottica. For every breach, see Breaches.
The Luxottica data breach exposed 77,093,812 accounts from luxottica.com in March 2021. The data taken includes dates of birth, names, physical addresses and email addresses and 2 more kinds of data.[1]
Have I Been Pwned verified it and added it to its search on 19 May 2023, 2 years later. It is the 32nd largest of the 618 breaches in HARD’s list.
What was exposed
Luxottica’s breach included 6 kinds of data. What each lets criminals do:
| Data | What it’s used for |
|---|---|
| Dates of birth | Used to prove who you are to banks and phone companies. |
| Names | Makes scam messages personal enough to believe. |
| Physical addresses | Used to prove who you are, and for scam letters and parcels. |
| Email addresses | Expect scam emails that name the company to look genuine. |
| Phone numbers | Expect scam texts and calls, and a higher risk of someone moving your number to their SIM. |
| Genders | Personal details that make scam messages more convincing. |
What to do
- Check whether you’re in it.Search your email address on Have I Been Pwned. It tells you which breaches it appears in, Luxottica among them, without showing the data.
- Distrust messages that mention Luxottica.Scammers use breach data to sound genuine. Don’t click links in emails or texts about the breach; go to the site yourself.
- Put a PIN on your phone account.Ask your mobile provider for a port-out PIN, so no one can move your number to their SIM.
- Freeze your credit.In the US, free at Equifax, Experian and TransUnion. In Australia, ask Equifax, Experian and illion for a ban. No one can open credit in your name while it’s on.
Timeline
- : the breach, as best it can be dated.
- : Have I Been Pwned verifies the data and adds it to its search, 2 years later.
Breaches often stay hidden for a long time. Until it came out, people in it had no reason to change anything.
Similar breaches
Breaches that leaked the same kinds of data, closest in time:
- AT&T, August 2021, 49 million accounts
- Ticketcounter, February 2021, 1.9 million accounts
- Ducks Unlimited, January 2021, 1.3 million accounts
- bigbasket, October 2020, 25 million accounts
- TAP Air Portugal, August 2022, 6.1 million accounts
- Dave, June 2020, 3 million accounts
See Breaches for all 618, and Updates for keeping your devices patched.
References
- ^ Troy Hunt. “Luxottica”, Have I Been Pwned, added 19 May 2023. Breach data licensed CC BY 4.0.
External links
- Have I Been Pwned, to check your email address
- luxottica.com, Luxottica’s website