Nike customer data leaked; company tightens security
Nike customers' personal information was leaked, and the attackers claimed to have stolen millions of customer records. Researchers raised the possibility that the data leaked from a third party. Nike strengthened its security measures and offered affected customers one year of dark web security monitoring.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Nike
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Not confirmed
- Cause / method
- Not confirmed
- Location
- South Korea
If your data was exposed
- Don’t tap links in texts, calls or emails that mention this incident and offer compensation, refunds or breach checks. Check directly on the organisation’s official website or app.
- If you’ve suffered harm, report it. Call 118 (no area code) for privacy violations, contact the police for financial losses, and apply for dispute mediation to seek compensation.Personal Information Infringement Report Centre ↗Korean National Police Agency cybercrime report ↗Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee ↗
Timeline
- Attackers claimed to have leaked millions of Nike customer records.
- Researchers raised the possibility that the data leaked via a third party.
- Nike announced prompt measures to strengthen security following the personal data leak.
- It emerged that Nike is offering affected customers one year of dark web security monitoring.
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