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Estée Lauder is one of the largest beauty companies in the world, known for its prestige skincare, makeup, fragrance, and haircare brands. “We became aware of a cybersecurity issue involving a vulnerability in the Oracle E-Business Suite system which is used by the Estee Lauder Companies for HR management purposes,” the company said in the notice. “On June 19, 2026, we determined through our investigation that, on or around August 9, 2025, an unauthorized third party gained access to the Oracle E-Business Suite system and obtained personal information of certain individuals.” The data taken varied from person to person. According to the notification, it included names, postal and email addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, passport numbers, bank account numbers, health information, and employment records such as performance evaluations and payroll history.