Coty, Inc.

The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Coty, Inc. on July 6, 2018. The breach occurred on January 12, 2018, due to phishing attacks that compromised employee email accounts. The number of affected individuals and specific types of personal data are unknown.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-137727

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/coty

"id": "cot228072925",
"linkid": "coty",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "1/2018",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Beauty and Cosmetics',
                        'name': 'Coty, Inc.',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Phishing',
 'date_detected': '2018-01-12',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2018-07-06',
 'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving Coty, Inc. on July 6, 2018. The breach '
                'occurred on January 12, 2018, due to phishing attacks that '
                'compromised employee email accounts, although the number of '
                'affected individuals and specific types of personal data are '
                'unknown.',
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2018-07-06',
                 'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Data Breach at Coty, Inc.',
 'type': 'Data Breach',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Employee Email Accounts'}