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Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2026
Ajax named among companies affected by CEVA Logistics cyberattack
Safety incident
Pokémon Center, the official merchandise site for the Pokémon brand, canceled orders in Europe after hackers stole customers' personal and order information in a cyberattack against third-party logistics provider CEVA Logistics that commenced on July 30, 2026. Affected customers in the United Kingdom and Germany may have had full names, mailing addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, and order details obtained. CEVA Logistics is a logistics company under CMA CGM, and the leak affected eight warehouses across Europe, also impacting companies including Dutch retailer Bol, football club Ajax, ING Bank, and eyeglass maker Ace & Tate.
Company response
Ongoing disclosure — Pokémon Center
We are writing to let you know about a cyber incident affecting a Pokémon Center logistics provider that may affect some of your information.
Refund or compensation — Pokémon Center
We’re sorry to inform you that we have had to cancel your recent order [order number] due to an unforeseen fulfillment issue.
Source excerpt
The data leak has affected eight warehouses across Europe, impacting a wide range of companies, including Dutch retailer Bol, football club Ajax, ING Bank, and eyeglass maker Ace & Tate, among others.
CEVA Logistics (“CEVA”), the vendor Pokémon Center utilizes to ship product from PokemonCenter.com for customers in the United Kingdom and Germany, has informed us that unfortunately they were a victim of a cyber attack commencing on 30 July, 2026.
2026
Ajax listed among clients affected by Ceva Logistics data breach
Issue disclosure
Ceva Logistics, a subsidiary of CMA CGM Group, disclosed a data breach that impacted its European contract logistics operations, affecting eight warehouses. The company notified impacted customers on August 1. Client Valve stated the cyber-attack lasted from July 29 to August 1 and that hackers may have obtained names, email and home addresses, phone numbers and order details. Other impacted clients include Bol, De Bijenkorf, Ajax and ING.
Company response
Ongoing disclosure — Ceva Logistics
The statement said Ceva notified impacted customers on August 1, with eight warehouses affected.
Source excerpt
The statement said Ceva notified impacted customers on August 1, with eight warehouses affected.
Dutch department store chain De Bijenkorf was also impacted, as was football club Ajax and banking giant ING.
In this case, hackers may have obtained names, email and home addresses, phone numbers and order details.
2026
Ceva Logistics data breach disrupts shipping and exposes customer data
Safety incident
A data breach at shipping and warehousing giant Ceva Logistics, which began on July 29, 2026, caused shipping delays and exposed customer data. Ceva's customers including Bol, Valve (Steam hardware), Ajax, ING, and Ace & Tate reported that their customers' shipping information was affected, with some orders delayed or canceled.
Source excerpt
Football club Ajax, banking giant ING, and eyeglass maker Ace & Tate also reported that customers' shipping information was affected.
FreightWaves reports that the hack began on July 29 and is causing shipping delays for many of the goods in affected warehouses.
told customers that it learned on August 7 that data was taken from Ceva's systems, and alerted customers who recently bought its Steam hardware that they had personal information taken in the incident.
2026
Ceva Logistics cyberattack and data breach
Issue disclosure
Ceva Logistics experienced a cyberattack that affected eight European warehouses and resulted in theft of customers' personal information from its systems. The incident caused shipping delays; Ceva said its investigation was ongoing and that some affected applications and services were back online.
Company response
Investigation — CEVA Logistics
As soon as the incident was identified, CEVA’s cybersecurity teams immediately activated its security protocols and launched a thorough investigation, which is still ongoing
Remediation — Ceva
Ceva said some of its affected applications and services are back online
Source excerpt
The hack at Ceva also resulted in a data breach, affecting a large amount of personal information belonging to retail customers that Ceva relies on for delivering goods to people’s home addresses.
FreightWaves reports that the hack began on July 29 and is causing shipping delays for many of the goods in affected warehouses.
Ceva said some of its affected applications and services are back online
2022
Ajax reaches settlement with Abdelhak Nouri’s family
Settlement
Ajax announced it would pay Abdelhak Nouri’s family a net €7.85 million in damages and lost potential future earnings. The settlement followed Ajax’s acknowledgment that Nouri did not receive adequate medical attention after collapsing in 2017 and its acceptance of responsibility.
Source excerpt
The Dutch football club previously acknowledged that Nouri did not get adequate medical attention after he suffered a heart attack and accepted responsibility.
It announced on Monday it will pay Nouri’s family a net sum of €7.85 million in damages and loss of potential future earnings.
Ajax has reached a financial settlement with the family of former player Abdelhak Nouri, who suffered severe and permanent brain damage after collapsing during a preseason friendly in 2017.