Adidas was forced to pull down several of its websites after finding that it was the target of a “sophisticated, criminal cyber attack” last week. The company said there was no evidence that any consumer data has been compromised.
Adidas discovered the attack on Nov. 3 and took down the affected sites, including adidas.com, reebok.com, miCoach.com, adidas-group.com and various local eCommerce shops, while it carried out its investigations.
The company has since implemented additional data security measures, and the majority of the websites were restored on Sunday. As of Tuesday morning U.S. time, it was still working on getting adidas.com and miCoach.com back online.
With miCoach.com, it is installing a planned update before making the website live again.
“Nothing is more important to us than the privacy and security of our consumers’ personal data. We appreciate your understanding and patience during this time,” the company said in a statement.
The full statement follows:
“On November 3, 2011, the adidas Group found out that it was the target
of a sophisticated, criminal cyber-attack. Our preliminary investigation
has found no evidence that any consumer data is impacted. But, while we
continue our thorough forensic review, we have taken down affected
sites, including adidas.com, reebok.com, miCoach.com, adidas-group.com
and various local eCommerce shops, in order to protect visitors to our
sites.”
Since learning about the issue, we have put in place a number of
additional data security measures. The changes reflect enhancements to
the high standards consumers have come to expect from the adidas Group
and its brands.”
Nothing is more important to us than the privacy and security of our
consumers' personal data. We appreciate your understanding and patience
during this time.”
