{
  "id": 15136822,
  "title": "Cosmetics company data breach affects 340,000 clients",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/cosmetics-company-data-breach-affects-340-000-clients",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-17T05:59:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-17/napoleon-perdis-cyber-attack-cosmetics-company-300000/107279426"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Cosmetics company Napoleon Perdis has experienced a data breach, impacting around 340,000 clients. The breach was disclosed in an email to customers, informing them that their records were compromised by a third-party vendor, Retail Express, in June of 2026. Retail Express revealed that unauthorized access to customer data occurred between November 2025 and June 2026. Napoleon Perdis confirmed that the breach affected customer records from before June 2025. The unauthorized party gained access to sensitive information, including customers' names, dates of birth, email addresses, phone numbers, postal addresses, and purchase histories. However, the breach did not expose bank account or card details, nor the passwords for Napoleon Perdis' website. The company's current online store remained unaffected by the incident. Napoleon Perdis urged customers to exercise caution regarding potential scams, such as fraudulent calls or emails pretending to be the company. Moreover, they advised monitoring bank transactions for any suspicious activity. The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner has been informed of the data breach.",
  "summary": "Napoleon Perdis says customer names, dates of birth, email addresses, phone numbers, postal addresses and purchase histories have been accessed in the data breach.",
  "key_points": [
    "Napoleon Perdis experienced data breach affecting 340,000 clients.",
    "Unauthorized access by third-party vendor Retail Express between Nov 2025 and June 2026.",
    "Breached data includes names, DOB, email, phone, address, purchase history but not bank details."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}