Asos says customer data accessed by hacker posing as trusted contact
Asos said it was working with legal and regulatory authorities, and the Asos website and app were safe to use. Photograph: Dado Ruvić/ReutersView image in fullscreenAsos said it was working with legal and regulatory authorities, and the Asos website and app were safe to use. Payment card details or passwords had not been accessed, it added.The retailer said in a message to customers on Thursday: “We discovered that an unauthorised party gained access to an Asos employee account by impersonating a trusted contact to obtain login credentials.
- ▪Asos said it was working with legal and regulatory authorities, and the Asos website and app were safe to use.
- ▪Photograph: Dado Ruvić/ReutersView image in fullscreenAsos said it was working with legal and regulatory authorities, and the Asos website and app were safe to use.
- ▪Payment card details or passwords had not been accessed, it added.The retailer said in a message to customers on Thursday: “We discovered that an unauthorised party gained access to an Asos employee account by impersonating a trusted contac
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Asos said it was working with legal and regulatory authorities, and the Asos website and app were safe to use. Photograph: Dado Ruvić/ReutersView image in fullscreenAsos said it was working with legal and regulatory authorities, and the Asos website and app were safe to use. Photograph: Dado Ruvić/ReutersAsosAsos says customer data accessed by hacker posing as trusted contactCustomers are told payment details and passwords were not compromised when employee account was breached Business live – live updates Sarah ButlerThu 8 Oct 2026 06.35 EDTLast modified on Thu 8 Oct 2026 07.10 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleHackers gained access to names and contact details of millions of Asos customers by impersonating a “trusted contact” to gain access to one of its employee’s accounts, the…
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