Sotheby’s international auction house experienced a data breach exposing sensitive employee information, including Social Security numbers and financial details. The breach was detected in July 2025, with ongoing investigations into the scope of affected individuals. #Sothebys #DataBreach #EmployeeInformation
Keypoints
- Sotheby’s discovered a cybersecurity incident involving employee data in July 2025.
- The breach includes full names, SSNs, and financial account information of impacted employees.
- Investigations took two months to identify the data compromised and the affected individuals.
- No ransomware groups have claimed responsibility for this attack at Sotheby’s.
- The company is providing a 12-month identity protection service to affected employees.