Golfing Community Shaken as Calloway Data Breach Hits One Million Fans

At the start of August, Topgolf Callaway (Callaway) was hacked by hackers, exposing the sensitive account and personal information of over 1 million customers to the dangers of identity theft. There are many manufacturers and retailers of various types of sports equipment in the US, however, Callaway is the leading brand of golf gear and accessories, including clubs, balls, bags, gloves, and hats.

Amounted to approximately $1.2 billion in revenue in the past year, the company has a presence in more than 70 countries globally. A total of roughly 25,000 people are employed at this company.

In the company’s product line, there is a variety of golf gear that is made by Callaway. 

Over 1 million people were affected by a data breach reported by the company. As part of an “IT system incident” that began on August 1 and involved some users of Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.’s e-commerce websites, Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp. has been alerting customers that certain users’ information had been exposed. 

A notification email was sent by the company to the victims last week, explaining what had happened and what steps were being taken by the company to address the issue. According to the email, there was an intrusion by an unknown malicious external party into the company’s e-commerce system on August 1, impacting the availability of some of the company’s e-commerce services as a result.&nbsp

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