The North American National Basketball Association (NBA) has notified fans of a data breach. According to the information provided, some of the personal data of basketball fans was stolen from a third-party platform that was engaged in the distribution of sports news by e-mail. Only those users who have consented to receive such mailings are affected.

The NBA is a global sports organization that governs five professional sports leagues, including the NBA, WNBA, Basketball Africa League, NBA G League, and NBA 2K League. NBA games are broadcast worldwide, in more than 215 countries, in more than 50 languages.

In “Cyber ​​Security Incident Notification” emails sent to an unknown number of fans, the NBA said its systems were not compromised and user credentials were not compromised in the incident. However, some of the personal information of some people was still stolen.

“Recently, we became aware that an unauthorized third party has gained access to the names of some fans and their email addresses. All of this data is stored by our mail service provider, which distributes sports news, ”the NBA said. The company also added that there are currently no signs of the NBA itself being compromised, so attackers cannot have access to user logins, passwords and other personal information.

When the NBA became aware of the incident, it brought in outside cybersecurity experts to conduct an investigation as well as analyze the scope of the attack. Since the email addresses of some fans did fall into the hands of hackers, the association warned of an increased likelihood that affected individuals could become victims of phishing attacks and other types of fraud in the near future.

All fans are urged to remain vigilant when opening suspicious emails or messages, especially those from the NBA or its partners, as this too may be part of a scam.

For such letters, you should double-check the sender – the mailing address must end with “@nba.com”. Also, do not click on links embedded in emails or open unknown email attachments, as these are the methods of attack that can infect your computer with malware the fastest.

In its mailing list, the NBA reminded fans that under no circumstances can the company need information about user accounts, including logins and passwords. This data can only be requested by attackers.