April 13 (Reuters) - Gym operator Basic-Fit has suffered a data breach affecting around 200,000 of its members in the Netherlands, it said on Monday. The company said the breach involved members' bank
Basic-Fit data breach exposes details of a million gym members
Major Data Breach Impacting Basic-Fit Members
Scope and Scale of the Breach
April 13 (Reuters) - Gym operator Basic-Fit has suffered a data breach involving around 1 million members with 200,000 in the Netherlands alone, a company spokesperson said on Monday.
Basic-Fit owns gyms serving over 4.5 million customers across six European countries including France, Germany, and Spain. It also runs a franchise model in six other countries, which uses a separate system and was not affected by the leak.
Details of Compromised Information
Types of Data Exposed
• Breach involves members' bank account details, names, birth dates and contact information
Detection and Response
• Basic-Fit says the unauthorised access was detected by its system monitoring tools and was stopped within minutes
Communication with Affected Members
• Members whose data is involved have been informed, Basic-Fit says
Potential Risks and Company Statement
Security Measures and Limitations
• The company noted it does not hold members' identification documents and no passwords were accessed, adding that the main risk for affected members would be potential phishing attempts
Reporting and Editorial Credits
(Reporting by Jakob Van Calster in Gdansk; Editing by Milla Nissi-Prussak and Joe Bavier)
