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Basic-Fit Says Data Breach Exposed Banking Details of About 1 Million Members Across Six Countries

The gym chain has alerted regulators after attackers pulled membership files from a system that tracks club check-ins.

Overview

  • Basic-Fit, which disclosed Monday, said intruders accessed the system that records member check-ins and downloaded data on about one million people.
  • The company said the leak spans France, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.
  • Stolen fields include subscription records, names, postal addresses, emails, phone numbers, dates of birth and banking details.
  • Basic-Fit said it has notified affected members and reported the incident to authorities, adding that no passwords or identity documents were kept or exposed.
  • The group operates in 12 countries under the Basic-Fit and Clever Fit brands with more than 2,150 clubs and 5.8 million members, illustrating its reach across Europe.