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Adidas warns of consumer data breach
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on May 23, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
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Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on May 23, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
Adidas reports a data breach involving consumer information via a third-party service. No sensitive data like passwords or credit cards were affected.
BERLIN (Reuters) -German sportswear maker Adidas said on Friday an unauthorised external party had obtained certain consumer data through a third-party customer service provider albeit not passwords or credit card data.
"We immediately took steps to contain the incident and launched a comprehensive investigation, collaborating with leading information security experts," the company said in a statement.
Adidas said the breached data mainly consisted of contact information relating to consumers who had contacted its customer service help desk in the past.
"Adidas is in the process of informing potentially affected consumers," it said.
(Reporting by Helen Reid; Writing by Sarah Marsh)
The breached data mainly consisted of contact information relating to consumers who had contacted Adidas' customer service help desk in the past.
Adidas immediately took steps to contain the incident and launched a comprehensive investigation, collaborating with leading information security experts.
The company clarified that the unauthorized external party did not obtain passwords or sensitive financial information.
Adidas is in the process of informing potentially affected consumers about the breach and the steps being taken.
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