Asos confirms breach of customer data after hackers send rogue app notification
UK fashion retail giant Asos has confirmed a data breach of its customers’ personal information after hackers used the company’s own app to notify users that the company had been compromised. Asos said in a filing with the London Stock Exchange that hackers broke into a third-party platform hosting data that the company uses to communicate with customers. The company said that names and contact information were taken in the breach.
- ▪UK fashion retail giant Asos has confirmed a data breach of its customers’ personal information after hackers used the company’s own app to notify users that the company had been compromised.
- ▪Asos said in a filing with the London Stock Exchange that hackers broke into a third-party platform hosting data that the company uses to communicate with customers.
- ▪The company said that names and contact information were taken in the breach.
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| Publication time | Thu, 08 Oct 2026 15:01:15 +0000 |
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UK fashion retail giant Asos has confirmed a data breach of its customers’ personal information after hackers used the company’s own app to notify users that the company had been compromised. Asos said in a filing with the London Stock Exchange that hackers broke into a third-party platform hosting data that the company uses to communicate with customers. The company said that names and contact information were taken in the breach. BBC News reports that the stolen data includes home addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses, as well as notes relating to customer profiles, such as their website search queries. Asos said the hackers sent an “unauthorised customer notification,” which many posted to social media.
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