Under Armour looking into data breach affecting customers’ email addresses

Clothing retailer Under Armor is investigating a recent data breach that stole customer email addresses and other personal information, but so far there is no indication that hackers stole passwords or financial information.

BALTIMORE– Clothing retailer Under Armor is investigating a recent data breach that stole customer email addresses and other personal information, but so far there is no indication that hackers stole passwords or financial information.

The breach reportedly occurred late last year and affected 72 million email addresses, according to information cited by cybersecurity site Have I Been Pwned. Some of the records collected also contained personal information such as names, genders, dates of birth and zip codes.

In a statement from Under Armor acknowledging its investigation into the data breach allegations, the Baltimore-based company said: “We have no evidence to suggest that this issue affected UA.com or the systems used to process payments or store customer passwords. Any implication that the sensitive personal information of tens of millions of customers was compromised is unfounded.”

Have I Been Pwned CEO Troy Hunt said he agrees with Under Armour’s assertion, based on the information released so far.