NOTE: Update 10/17 - Sotheby's confirmed via a statement to
BleepingComputer that the incident impacted employees, and not
customers.
Hence, the article content and title was updated accordingly.
The full statement is below. . .
Auction giant Sotheby’s says data breach exposed financial information
By Bill ToulasOctober 16, 2025
Major international auction house Sotheby’s is notifying individuals
of a data breach incident on its systems where threat actors stole
sensitive information, including financial details.
- The hack was detected on July 24 and
- the investigation took two months to determine the type of data stolen and the individuals impacted as a result.
Sotheby’s is a leading global auction house for fine art and high-value items, as well as an asset-backed lending services provider.
"Sotheby’s discovered a cybersecurity incident that may have involved
certain employee information. Upon discovery of the incident, we
immediately launched an investigation in cooperation with leading data
protection and response experts and law enforcement. The company is
notifying all impacted individuals appropriately in line with our
requirements. We take the security of company and individual information
very seriously and continue to work diligently to protect our systems
and data." - Sotheby's spokesperson
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Published in the print edition of the September 1 & 8, 2025, issue, with the headline “Under the Hammer.”
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