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In the wake of Tuesday’s hacking attack, cosmetics group Est\u00e9e Lauder<\/strong> said it was working to understand the nature and scope of the stolen data. To this end, it is attempting to restore the affected systems<\/strong> and has put in place measures to secure its operations.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The company, which owns brands such as MAC Cosmetics, Bobbi Brown and Tom Ford Beauty<\/strong>, has also taken some of its systems offline to mitigate the incident. It has also launched an investigation<\/strong>, in coordination with law enforcement and cybersecurity experts.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This incident comes at a bad time for Est\u00e9e Lauder<\/strong>, which was already forecasting lower-than-expected sales and profits for the year in May. This underperformance is due in particular to the slow recovery of duty-free and travel destinations, especially in Asia.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Like the cosmetics group, other companies have been affected by data breaches<\/strong>. In September, Grand Theft Auto<\/em> maker Take-Two Interactive Software<\/strong> confirmed the first leak of images from the video game ahead of its release, while private chauffeur company Uber<\/strong> was forced to shut down several internal communications for a week after a cybersecurity incident.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In January, wireless operator T-Mobile<\/strong> faced its second major cyberattack in less than two years, exposing more than 37 million accounts.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Last March, Italian carmaker Ferrari<\/strong> was the target of a virtual attack, targeting the confidential data of some of its customers around the world.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Read also >Automobile: Ferrari, target of a cyber attack<\/a><\/p>\nOther companies in turmoil<\/h2>\n