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Personal data of about 3.6 million Louis Vuitton Korea customers leaked

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Personal data of about 3.6 million Louis Vuitton Korea customers was leaked in three separate incidents in June 2025. Credentials for a customer management SaaS account were stolen after an employee's device was infected with malware, and the company became aware of unauthorised access to its system on 2 July. The Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) found failings including a lack of access controls and secure authentication, and imposed a fine of 21.385 billion won.

Key facts

Affected organisation
Louis Vuitton Korea
Incident type
Data breach
Occurred / detected
2025-06-08
Scale of damage
Personal data of about 3.6 million customers
Cause / method
Theft of customer management SaaS account credentials after malware infected an employee's device
Location
South Korea

If your data was exposed

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  1. Change your password, and also change it on any other site where you use the same one. Turn on two-factor authentication if available.
  2. If you’ve suffered harm, report it. Call 118 (no area code) for privacy violations, contact the police for financial losses, and apply for dispute mediation to seek compensation.Personal Information Infringement Report Centre ↗Korean National Police Agency cybercrime report ↗Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee ↗

Timeline

  1. Unauthorised access to Louis Vuitton Korea's system occurred.
  2. Louis Vuitton Korea became aware of the unauthorised system access.
  3. Louis Vuitton Korea disclosed that some customer data had been leaked and said the database involved contained no passwords or financial information.
  4. The Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) confirmed the leak of personal data of about 3.6 million people and inadequate safeguards, imposing a fine of 21.385 billion won.

15 related reports

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