Sotheby’s Data Breach: Artful Dodger Strikes Again!

Sotheby’s reported a data breach on July 24, 2025, exposing customer and financial data. It took two months to assess the stolen information and affected individuals. This auction house may sell priceless art, but apparently, their security measures were a little too abstract!

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Hot Take:

When you think of Sotheby’s, you probably imagine a room full of people with paddles bidding on rare Picassos, not hackers bidding on your Social Security number. But hey, even the most prestigious auction houses aren’t immune to a good old-fashioned digital burglary. What’s next? Van Gogh paintings with firewalls?

Key Points:

  • Sotheby’s experienced a data breach on July 24, 2025, exposing customer and financial data.
  • It took two months for the company to assess what was stolen and who was affected.
  • The breach included personal details like names, Social Security numbers, and financial account information.
  • Sotheby’s is offering affected individuals 12 months of free identity protection and credit monitoring.
  • No cybercrime groups have claimed responsibility for this attack yet.

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