Dick's Sporting Goods Details
Dick's Sporting Goods
Coraopolis, Pennsylvania • 50100 employees • Retail
United States
Industry
Retail
Security Incidents
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Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. is an American chain of sporting goods stores founded in 1948 by Richard "Dick" Stack. The company started as a small bait-and-tackle shop in Binghamton, New York, and has since grown to become the largest sporting goods retailer in the United States. Dick's Sporting Goods operates over 850 stores across the country, offering a wide range of products including athletic apparel, footwear, and equipment for various sports and outdoor activities.
The company went public in 2002 and has since been listed on the Fortune 500, reflecting its significant revenue and growth...
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Security Incidents
Dick's Sporting Goods Breach of Aug 2024
To mitigate the threat, DICK'S shut down its email systems and locked all employee accounts, requiring manual identity validation before employees could regain system access. Communication with employees was redirected to personal emails or texts, and phone lines at local stores were al...
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To mitigate the immediate impact, DICK'S temporarily disabled email systems and required manual identity validation for employee account reactivation. Despite these precaution...
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In response, the company swiftly activated its cybersecurity response plan, involving external experts and federal law enforcement to investigate and contain the threat. To mitigate the immediate impact, DICK'S temporarily disabled email systems and employee accounts, requiring manual identity validation for reactiva...
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Severity Score
Moderate to Significant
Type
Data BreachSummary
On August 21, 2024, DICK'S Sporting Goods discovered unauthorized third-party access to its information systems, compromising certain confidential information. Upon detection, the company activated its cybersecurity response plan, involving external cybersecurity experts to investigate and contain the breach.To mitigate the threat, DICK'S shut down its email systems and locked all employee accounts, requiring manual identity validation before employees could regain system access. Communication with employees was redirected to personal emails or texts, and phone lines at local stores were al...
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Severity
The August 21, 2024, data breach at DICK'S Sporting Goods involved unauthorized third-party access to the company’s information systems, leading to a compromise of confidential information. While the exact nature of the exposed data is not fully known, the company responded promptly with a robust cybersecurity response plan, enlisting external experts and federal law enforcement for investigation and threat containment.To mitigate the immediate impact, DICK'S temporarily disabled email systems and required manual identity validation for employee account reactivation. Despite these precaution...
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Impact
On August 21, 2024, DICK'S Sporting Goods experienced a data breach involving unauthorized third-party access to their information systems. This incident resulted in a compromise of certain confidential information, though the specific details of the exposed data remain unclear.In response, the company swiftly activated its cybersecurity response plan, involving external experts and federal law enforcement to investigate and contain the threat. To mitigate the immediate impact, DICK'S temporarily disabled email systems and employee accounts, requiring manual identity validation for reactiva...
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