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PayAsUGym Data Breach - Comment from Fujitsu UK

December 2016 by Rob Norris, Director of Enterprise and Cyber Security at Fujitsu UK

We may be approaching the end of the year where many take the holiday period off,
however hackers are clearly not following suit with news of the latest hack on
fitness website PayAsUGym this weekend. Following this, Rob Norris, Director of Enterprise & Cybersecurity at Fujitsu UK, comments:

"PayAsUGym’s recent data attack highlights how gyms and leisure centres have the
same obligation of any organisation that captures, stores and processes personal
information and/or payment information. With the GDPR legislation coming into effect
in 2018, organisations need to take special care of the sensitive data which they
hold, which requires a much greater degree of care. For example, this could include
medical records or data; many gyms request that medical conditions are declared and
often record this information.

"Gyms and leisure centres also probably don’t see themselves as ’high-value targets’
for identity thieves and as such it’s likely that they have very minimal protection
or staff training and awareness. Many malicious actors will consider such
organisations as ’soft targets’. We are also seeing personal details made vulnerable
through a ’soft attack’ used for ransomware and e-mail fraud, which could occur
with this instance, and this could be a vector for such attacks.

"In the event of any attack, speed is of the essence. The security function must be
able to spot, react and defend against a breach quickly. With a robust response plan
in place, organisations can go public with confidence, to explain the scale of the
attack, the company’s response and the likely impact. This will help to ensure
partner and customer confidence, and ultimately company value."


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