Data of millions of JD Sports customers breached in cyber attack

British sports and fashion retailer JD Sports Fashion has been the victim of a cyber attack which is believed to affect around 10 million customers. The group has apologised to those whose personal data has been compromised and is urging customers to remain ‘vigilant’.

The data compromised relates to historical online orders, reports Reuters. The group said the affected data was “limited”, as it does not hold full payment card data and did not believe account passwords were accessed.

The attack related to online orders placed for the JD, Size?, Millets, Blacks, Scotts and MilletSport brands between November 2018 and October 2020.

The group is contacting those affected to advise them to be vigilant to the risk of fraud and phishing attacks.

The group said: “We have taken the necessary immediate steps to investigate and respond to the incident, including working with leading cyber security experts. We are engaging with the relevant authorities, including the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), as necessary.

“We are proactively contacting affected customers so that we can advise them to be vigilant to the risk of fraud and phishing attacks. This includes being on the look-out for any suspicious or unusual communications purporting to be from JD Sports or any of our group brands.”