Basic-Fit Says Data Breach Exposed Personal Details of About 1 Million Members
Summary
Basic-Fit reported unauthorized access affecting about 1 million members in six European countries. The company says an investigation found personal and bank details were exfiltrated, but no passwords or ID documents were accessed.
Key points
- Basic-Fit reported that about 1 million members in the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Spain, and Germany were affected.
- The company says an investigation with external security experts found that names, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, birth dates, bank details, and membership information were exfiltrated.
- Basic-Fit says monitoring detected the unauthorized access and it was stopped within minutes.
- The company says no identification documents or account passwords were accessed.
- Franchise customer data was not exposed because it is stored on a separate system.
- Basic-Fit said its investigation had not found the data leaked online and that it would continue monitoring with external experts.
Article Details
- Victim Organization
- Basic-Fit
- Incident Type
- Cyberattack involving unauthorized access to a system recording club members’ visits and exfiltration of personal data
- Data Types Exposed
- Full names
- Physical addresses
- Email addresses
- Phone numbers
- Dates of birth
- Bank account details
- Membership information
- Affected Records
- Around 1 million members across the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Spain, and Germany, according to a Basic-Fit spokesperson. The company's public disclosure specified 200,000 affected individuals in the Netherlands.
- Operational Impact
- Unauthorized access was detected by monitoring systems and stopped within minutes of discovery. The article does not report broader service disruption. Customer data held on a separate system for Basic-Fit franchises was not exposed.
- Claim Status
- confirmed
Countries
BelgiumAbout 1 million Basic-Fit members in the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Spain, and Germany were impacted.FranceAbout 1 million Basic-Fit members in the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Spain, and Germany were impacted.GermanyAbout 1 million Basic-Fit members in the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Spain, and Germany were impacted.LuxembourgAbout 1 million Basic-Fit members in the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Spain, and Germany were impacted.NetherlandsAbout 1 million Basic-Fit members in the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Spain, and Germany were impacted.SpainAbout 1 million Basic-Fit members in the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Spain, and Germany were impacted.