In Sport

In Sport is an Australian activewear retailer that sells sports apparel and related merchandise. The company is headquartered in Australia and focuses on providing performance‑oriented clothing for various sporting and fitness activities. As a retailer, it maintains records of merchandise costs and sales transactions for its product lines. The organisation’s core business revolves around the sourcing, pricing, and distribution of activewear items to customers within the Australian market.

In mid‑May 2020, In Sport suffered a ransomware attack that compromised its head office server and computers, an incident attributed to the Sodinokibi (REvil) group. During the breach, attackers exfiltrated data that included merchandise cost figures and sales records before encrypting the affected systems. Portions of the stolen information were later posted on the dark web as proof of the intrusion, although the hosting provider removed the initially uploaded files. Despite the removal, the data continued to be shared among unauthorized parties, indicating a wider dissemination beyond the original leak. The attack took place during a period of heightened cybercriminal activity linked to pandemic‑related disruptions, and while the intrusion was detected in May 2020, the full scope of data access remained uncertain. This event underscores the organisation’s exposure to ransomware threats and the potential impact on its operational and financial information.