Cartier , the luxury jewelry 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 unauthorized party gained temporary access to our system.”

“Limited client information,” such as names, email 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 autho

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