Basic-Fit confirms data on a million members stolen in cyberattack


Basic-Fit, Europe’s largest gym chain, has confirmed data including the bank details of around a million customers was stolen from its systems.

Around 200,000 members in the Netherlands alone had their data snatched in a recent cyberattack, the company confirmed on Monday morning via emails sent to those affected. “Today, Basic-Fit has notified the relevant data protection authority concerning unauthorized access to the system that records members’ visits to Basic-Fit clubs,” it said. “The unauthorized access was detected by our system monitoring processes and was stopped within minutes of discovery. The members whose data is involved have been informed.”

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Source: The Register News


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