Adidas confirmed it is investigating an alleged data breach tied to one of its independent licensing partners/third-party customer service providers after a threat actor claiming affiliation with Lapsus$ posted on BreachForums that they compromised Adidas’ extranet and stole a dataset described as 815,000 rows. The purported data includes names, email addresses, passwords, birthdates, company names, and other technical information; Adidas said it has no evidence its core IT infrastructure, e-commerce platforms, or consumer/customer data were impacted, and key details remain unverified while the investigation continues.
Reporting also linked the claim to the broader Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters ecosystem (associated in coverage with social-engineering-driven intrusions), and noted Adidas has faced prior third-party exposure: in May 2025, Adidas notified customers that some data was stolen following unauthorized access to an external provider’s system. Separately, ShinyHunters claimed a different intrusion against CarGurus involving alleged theft of 1.7 million corporate files via voice-phished single sign-on codes; that incident is distinct from the Adidas/Lapsus$ allegation.

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On 2026-02-19, Adidas said it was investigating a possible data breach involving an independent licensing partner or third-party customer service provider. The company stated it had found no indication that its core IT infrastructure, e-commerce platforms, or consumer data were compromised.
On 2026-02-16, an actor using the alias "LAPSUS-GROUP" claimed on BreachForums to have accessed Adidas' extranet through a third-party partner. The actor alleged theft of about 815,000 rows of data, including personal and technical information, and claimed to hold additional Adidas-related data tied to the French market.
In May 2025, Adidas disclosed that customer data had been stolen after unauthorized access to an external customer service provider's system. Reports said the exposed information included customer contact details, while passwords and financial data were not affected.
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