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CTOnews.com, January 31 (Xinhua) British sports and fashion shopping website JD Sports has confirmed that it has been hacked and accessed a system containing 10 million customer data, which officials say does not involve payment information.

JD Sports, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange, said in a memo sent to investors today that the attack involved infrastructure, which were stored from November 2018 to October 2020, including its Size? Online order data, including Millets, Blacks, Scotts and MilletSport.

Officials say the hackers accessed data such as customer names, billing addresses, shipping addresses, phone numbers, order details and the last four digits of the payment card of about 10 million users. The company "does not hold complete payment card details" and says there is "no evidence that the attacker accessed the account password".

Neil Greenhalgh, chief financial officer of JD Sports, said: "We would like to apologize to customers who may be affected by this incident. We advise them to be alert to potential fraud emails, phone calls and text messages and to provide detailed information about reporting such information."

CTOnews.com reminds: JD Sports is not the JD.com we are familiar with. JD Sports, whose full name is JD Sports Fashion plc, is Britain's leading retailer of sports shoes and sportswear and a hub of the world's top sports brands. It was founded in 1981 and listed on the London Stock Exchange at the end of the last century. At present, it has more than 800 stores in 12 countries, including the United Kingdom, Europe and Southeast Asia.

JD Sports introduces sneakers, clothing and other goods and sells brands including Nike, Adidas, Converse, Under Armour, North Face and Beyonce's personal brands IVY PARK, Fila and Puma.

In 1981, JD Sports opened its first store in Bury, Greater Manchester.

In 1989, JD Sports opened its first store on Oxford Street in London.

In 1996, JD Sports Fashion Plc was listed on the London Stock Exchange.

In 2005, Pentland Group acquired a 57.5% stake in JD Sports Fashion Plc.

In 2009, JD Sports Fashion Plc acquired the group's first international business from French sports retailer Chausport; and entered Europe.

In 2010, JD Sports opened its first JD in Lille, France.

In 2011, JD Group acquired Sprinter, Spain's leading sports retailer, which specializes in footwear, clothing and equipment; the group entered Spain for the first time.

In 2012, JD Group expanded into the outdoor market, and Blacks and Millets joined the group.

In 2016, JD Group opened its first JD.com sporting goods store in Malaysia; the group entered the Asia-Pacific region for the first time. JD now has stores in Australia, Singapore and Thailand.

In 2017, JD Group acquired Hot-T, a South Korean sports brand footwear retailer.

In 2018, JD Group acquired Finish Line of the United States, a sports fashion retailer with stores in 44 states. JD Sports opened its first five JD stores in the United States: Chicago, Houston, Columbus, Washington and Indianapolis.

In 2019, JD Group was promoted to the largest list of FTSE100 companies in the UK.

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