Gucci, Balenciaga and Alexander McQueen Breach Linked to ShinyHunters

ShinyHunters reportedly hacked Kering, exposing Gucci, Balenciaga and Alexander McQueen customer data, raising risks of scams and spear phishing.

The private information of customers from top fashion houses like Gucci, Balenciaga, and Alexander McQueen has been stolen in a recent cyberattack. Reportedly, the hacker group behind this data breach is the notorious ShinyHunters, who targeted Kering, the Paris-based parent company of these luxury brands.

The data breach, which the hackers claim happened in April 2025, was only discovered by Kering in June 2025. The company has confirmed the incident and has notified relevant data protection authorities and customers by email.

“An unauthorised third party gained temporary access to our systems and accessed limited customer data from some of our Houses,” Kering stated.

While personal details like names, email addresses, phone numbers, and home addresses were reportedly stolen, no financial information, such as credit card numbers, was taken, Kering added. The ...