Cosmetics company data breach affects 340,000 clients

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Murray, W. (2026, October 17). Cosmetics company data breach affects 340,000 clients. ABC News (AU). https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-17/napoleon-perdis-cyber-attack-cosmetics-company-300000/107279426

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ABC News (AU) · collected 2026-10-17 · by Will Murray

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Cosmetics company Napoleon Perdis experienced a data breach affecting nearly 340,000 customers due to a cyber attack on Retail Express, a third-party service provider that stored customer records. The unauthorized access occurred between November 2025 and June 2026, compromising details such as names, dates of birth, email addresses, phone numbers, postal addresses, and purchase histories but not financial information or login credentials for Napoleon Perdis accounts.

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Cosmetics company Napoleon Perdis experienced a data breach in August 2026, affecting approximately 339,055 customer records stored by Retail Express between November 2025 and June 2026. The compromised information included names, dates of birth, email addresses, phone numbers, postal addresses, and purchase histories but did not include bank account or card details. Napoleon Perdis warned customers to be cautious of potential scam calls or emails impersonating the company and advised them to monitor their financial transactions closely. Retail Express confirmed the breach in August 2026 after being informed by a third party in June. The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner has been notified about the incident.

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Napoleon Perdis Retail Express The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner napoleonperdis.com

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Napoleon Perdis ORG · 3× Retail Express ORG · 2× The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner ORG · 1× napoleonperdis.com ORG · 1×

Narrative

In an email to customers, the company said it was informed in June that a third party it had used to store customer records, Retail Express, had been hit by a cyber attack. "In August 2026, Retail Express confirmed the unauthorised party had access between November 2025 and June 2026, affecting approximately 339,055 customer records," the email said.

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2026-10-17 · ABC News (AU)

Cosmetics company data breach affects 340,000 clients · assertive framing

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Cosmetics company Napoleon Perdis has been hit by a data breach, affecting almost 340,000 customers. asserted

Perdis → hit → customers

email → say → records

"The incident has been contained and the system permanently shut down." asserted

system → contain → ?

Napoleon Perdis said the breach affected its customers from pre-June 2025. asserted

breach → say → -

The information accessed included customer names, dates of birth, email addresses, phone numbers, postal addresses and purchase histories. asserted

information → access → birth

"This system did not hold your bank account or card details, or the password for your napoleonperdis.com account. asserted

system → hold → account

"Our current online store … was not affected." asserted

store → affect → ?

Napoleon Perdis warned customers to be wary of scam calls or emails impersonating the company and advised them to monitor their bank transactions. The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner has been notified. asserted

Office → warn → Commissioner

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