Ceva Logistics Hit by Massive Data Breach

Shipping Giant's Cyberattack Exposes Customer Data

Ceva Logistics, one of the world's largest shipping and logistics giants, has been hacked. The cyberattack on Ceva is affecting at least eight warehouses across Europe used for shipping goods across the continent, the company told TechCrunch.

Industry news site FreightWaves reports that the hack began on July 29 and is causing shipping delays for many of the goods in affected warehouses.

Ceva is a France-headquartered shipping and logistics giant that companies around the world rely on to deliver their goods from their assembly lines to customer homes. The company, which brought in $18.3 billion in revenue in 2025, has over a thousand warehouses across the world.

"On Aug. 1, CEVA Logistics confirmed to affected customers that a cyber intrusion was impacting part of its European contract logistics operations. 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," per the statement provided to TechCrunch.

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. Several companies reported that hackers took their customers' names, home addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses used to place their orders from Ceva's systems.

• Dutch online retail giant Bol said on its website that hackers gained access to systems of its warehousing partner, Ceva, and warned that their customers' data may have been taken.
• De Bijenkorf, another Dutch luxury retailer, similarly confirmed order delays following the theft of its customers' data, per local media.
• Football club Ajax, banking giant ING, and eyeglass maker Ace & Tate also reported that customers' shipping information was affected.
• Video game giant Valve 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.

Ceva spokesperson Ryan Fisher would not answer TechCrunch's questions about the incident, such as if the company knows how much personal data was taken, or if Ceva has received any communication from the hackers, such as a ransom demand.

Ceva said some of its affected applications and services are back online, and that it was working with the authorities. Ceva's website was not properly loading at the time of publication on Monday.

Authorities in the Netherlands are said to be investigating the incident.

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The Impact of the Ceva Logistics Data Breach

The Ceva Logistics data breach has far-reaching implications for the shipping and logistics industry, as well as for the customers affected by the breach.

• The breach highlights the growing threat of cyberattacks on companies in the shipping and logistics industry, which have become a prime target for hackers due to their access to sensitive information and goods.
• The breach also raises concerns about the security of customer data held by companies in the shipping and logistics industry, and the potential for hackers to exploit this information for malicious purposes.

What's Next for Ceva Logistics?

As the investigation into the Ceva Logistics data breach continues, the company will need to take steps to address the security vulnerabilities that led to the breach and to protect the personal information of its customers.

• Ceva Logistics will need to work with the authorities to identify the hackers responsible for the breach and to bring them to justice.
• The company will also need to implement new security measures to prevent similar breaches in the future and to protect the personal information of its customers.

The Ceva Logistics data breach serves as a reminder of the importance of robust cybersecurity measures in the shipping and logistics industry, and the need for companies to take proactive steps to protect the personal information of their customers.