Adidas confirmed that a third-party customer service provider’s vulnerability allowed a threat actor to steal company data.
Contact details of customers who have previously dealt with the Adidas customer service help desk are among the impacted data. However, passwords, credit cards, and other financial or payment information are not included.
“Adidas is in the process of informing potentially affected consumers as well as appropriate data protection and law enforcement authorities consistent with applicable law,” the company explained in a notification on its website.
It has subsequently initiated an investigation to gather facts about a breach and is working with information security professionals. Adidas did not reveal the name of its third-party customer support provider. It also remains unknown who carried out the strike.
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