Sotheby's

Disclosed Oct 15, 2025Confirmed

Sotheby's says July hack exposed SSNs and financial data

Auction house Sotheby's told Maine's attorney general that an intrusion detected on July 24, 2025 exposed full names, SSNs and financial account information.

What is known

People affected	Not stated in the sources we have
Disclosed	Oct 15, 2025
Discovered	Jul 24, 2025
Attack	Hacking
Data exposed	NamesSocial Security numbersFinancial
Sector	Other · US
Status	Confirmed

Sources

Newsbleepingcomputer.com

Auction giant Sotheby's says data breach exposed financial information

Official noticeago.vermont.gov

Vermont Attorney General: 2025-10-15 Sotheby’s Data Breach Notice to Consumers

Notices filed

Residents of VTOct 15, 2025

Vermont AGCount not stated

TotalOct 16, 2025

ResearchCount not stated

History of this record

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https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/auction-giant-sothebys-says-data-breach-exposed-financial-information/ to https://ago.vermont.gov/document/2025-10-15-sothebys-data-breach-notice-consumersby backfillSource

status2026-09-25

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disclosed2026-09-25

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Added2026-09-25

First recordedby seedSource

First seen 2026-09-25 (Research), confirmed by Vermont AG. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.

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