ZURICH, June 3 (Reuters) - Cartier, the luxury jewellery

company owned by Richemont had its website hacked and

some client data stolen, it told customers according to an email

seen by Reuters.

The company, whose watches, necklaces and bracelets have

been worn by Taylor Swift, Angelina Jolie and Michelle Obama,

said "an unauthorised party gained temporary access to our

system."

"Limited client information", such as names, e-mail

addresses and countries, had been obtained, said Cartier in the

email sent to customers on Tuesday.

"The affected information did not include any passwords,

credit card details or other banking information," Cartier said,

adding it had since contained the issue.

The company said it had further enhanced the protection of

its systems and data, as well as informed the relevant

authorities, and was also working with "leading external

cybersecurity experts."

Cartier did not immediately respond to a request for

comment.

The attack is the latest case of a company being targeted by

cyber criminals.

British retailer Marks & Spencer ( MAKSF ) said last month a

"highly sophisticated and targeted" cyberattack in April will

cost it about 300 million pounds ($405 million) in lost profits.

French luxury house Dior, owned by LVMH also

reported last month that hackers had stolen data from its

customers, but insisted no financial data was involved,

according to Le Monde newspaper.

Fashion brand The North Face, owned by VF Corporation ( VFC )

has also emailed some customers, saying it discovered a

"small-scale" attack in April this year.

The company told customers the hackers used "credential

stuffing", trying usernames and passwords stolen from another

data breach in the hope customers have reused the credentials

across multiple accounts, the BBC said on Tuesday.

London department store Harrods also said last month that

hackers had attempted to break into its systems, following

incidents at Marks & Spencer ( MAKSF ), and the Co-op Group.

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