Adidas investigates third-party data breach after criminals claim they pwned the sportswear giant
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Adidas is investigating a potential data breach at a licensing partner after criminals claimed to have stolen personal and technical data, including names and emails, from its extranet.
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Source: The Register
Adidas is investigating a third-party breach at one of its partner companies after digital thieves claimed they stole information and technical data from the German sportswear giant. "We have been made aware of a potential data protection incident at one of our independent licensing partners and distributor for martial arts products," an Adidas spokesperson told The Register. Allegations of an incident at Adidas emerged on Feb. 16, when someone claiming to be the Lapsus$ Group posted on BreachForums (screenshot shared here on Daily Dark Web) that they compromised the sportswear giant’s extranet. According to the crooks, the stolen files – 815,000 rows of information – allegedly include: first and last names, email addresses, passwords, birthdays, company names, and "a lot of technical data." Full Story