"10 Million Customers Exposed in JD Sports Cyber Attack"

A cyberattack on the fashion retailer JD Sports has resulted in the exposure of millions of customers' personal information. The company disclosed that as many as ten million user accounts may have been compromised. Names, phone numbers, order details, billing addresses, and the last four digits of credit cards are suspected to be included in the exposed information. An investigation revealed that the compromised data is associated with online orders placed between November 2018 and October 2020. Several of the group's brands appear to have been affected by the attack. Retailers have become an increasingly profitable target for cybercriminals. The retail industry faced a 264 percent increase in ransomware attacks between February 2021 and February 2022, according to a study conducted by SonicWall. During the pandemic, the widespread rise in online shopping prompted hackers to intensify their attacks on online companies. This article continues to discuss the cyberattack faced by the sports fashion retailer and the growth in attacks against the online retail industry. 

ITPro reports "10 Million Customers Exposed in JD Sports Cyber Attack"