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Under Armour Reveals MyFitnessPal Data Breach Affecting 150 Million Users

Under Armour has revealed a data breach affecting 150 million MyFitnessPal users, leading to millions of stolen usernames, emails and passwords.

On Thursday, Under Armour said that an unauthorized party acquired personal data from MyFitnessPal user accounts. While the breach occurred in late February 2018, the company said it only become aware of the issue on March 25.

According to an internal investigation at Under Armour, the security issue compromised usernames, email addresses and hashed passwords. Government-issued identifiers, such as Social Security numbers and driver’s license numbers, were not affected as the company doesn’t collect that data.