Nike says it is investigating possible data breach

"We ever instrumentality user ‌privacy and information information precise seriously," Nike said successful a statement. "We are investigating a imaginable cyber information incidental and are actively assessing the situation."

The ransomware radical World Leaks said connected its website that it had ⁠published 1.4 terabytes of information ‌from Nike. Reuters could not instantly download the information oregon verify the claim. An effort to find interaction ‍information for the hackers was not instantly successful.

Nike declined to remark connected the specifics of its probe oregon connected whether immoderate ransom was paid.

Nike, whose ​business has been struggling, is trying to re-establish itself arsenic the ‌world's ascendant sportswear brand, amid losses successful marketplace stock to smaller rivals. Its shares were level arsenic of precocious greeting connected Monday.

It was not instantly wide whether the breach mightiness person affected information astatine immoderate of Nike's ample wholesale partners, specified arsenic Dick's, Macy's, and JD ⁠Sports.

Dick's and Macy's did not instantly respond ​to requests for remark connected Monday. A ​spokesperson for JD Sports had nary contiguous comment.

Data hacks person caused mayhem successful the firm satellite implicit the past ‍few years - and ⁠cost companies large money. MGM Resorts International, Clorox, and UnitedHealth Group each suffered large attacks successful 2023 and 2024. MGM's onslaught ⁠cost the institution astatine slightest $100 cardinal successful damages, portion Clorox suffered a driblet ‌of much than $350 cardinal successful quarterly nett sales.

(Reporting by Nicholas ‌P. Brown; Editing by Hugh Lawson)