Under Armour, a prominent clothing and fitness data company, is currently investigating claims of a significant data breach that has exposed millions of customer records. The breach, reportedly linked to a November cyberattack, led to the exposure of sensitive customer information including names, email addresses, dates of birth, and approximate geographic locations. The stolen data, which included details about purchases, was recently circulated on a hacker forum, raising concerns about the security of customer information.
News of the breach surfaced when breach notification site Have I Been Pwned detected the compromised data and alerted approximately 72 million individuals whose information was impacted. The dataset disclosed by the cybercriminal contains a range of personal details, including genders, postal codes, and purchase-related information. Under Armour has acknowledged the breach and is working with cybersecurity experts to address the issue. The company has reassured that their main systems for processing payments and storing customer passwords were not affected by the breach.
While the company claims that only a small percentage of affected customers had sensitive information exposed, the full extent of the breach and the potential risks to customers remain under investigation. This incident underscores the critical importance of robust cybersecurity measures to safeguard customer data in an increasingly digitized world.
Source: TechCrunch