(CNN) Sports brand Asics has issued an apology after "objectionable content" played on the screens above its store in Auckland, New Zealand.

Asics apologizes after porn plays on promotional screens outside New Zealand store.

The Japanese sportswear brand apologized Sunday, saying the material had been played above its central Auckland store due to a hack.

"This morning an unknown person gained access to the screens above our Central Auckland store and some objectionable content was displayed on the screens," said the statement published on Asics New Zealand's Facebook page.

"We would like to apologize to anyone who may have seen this."

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