Asos warns customers about full extent of data breach after BBC contacted by hackers
Asos warns customers about full extent of data breach after BBC contacted by hackersImage source, Getty ImagesByJoe TidyCyber correspondent, BBC World ServicePublishedJust nowAsos has told its customers hackers are in possession of detailed profiles of potentially millions of…
- ▪Asos warns customers about full extent of data breach after BBC contacted by hackersImage source, Getty ImagesByJoe TidyCyber correspondent, BBC World ServicePublishedJust nowAsos has told its customers hackers are in possession of detailed
2 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 1 hour. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: lean left. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Asos says customer data accessed by hacker posing as trusted contact — The Guardian — UK
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| Original publisher | BBC News — Tech |
| Canonical URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3zxjdw5ywgpo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss |
| Publication time | Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:29:53 GMT |
| Retrieval time | 2026-10-08T09:30:48.755Z |
| Last seen | 2026-10-08T09:30:48.755Z |
| Headline source | Publisher (no WeSearch rewrite) |
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| Summary source text | contentText |
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| Publisher visit | Yes — open original |
| Substitutes article? | No — link-out required for full text |
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| Commercial reuse | May the content be reused commercially? | Not permitted |
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Asos warns customers about full extent of data breach after BBC contacted by hackersImage source, Getty ImagesByJoe TidyCyber correspondent, BBC World ServicePublishedJust nowAsos has told its customers hackers are in possession of detailed profiles of potentially millions of the online store's users.It issued the update after BBC News told the retailer it had been contacted by cyber criminals who said this week's breach went beyond "basic contact details" Asos previously said might have been accessed.Names, addresses, phone numbers, emails and customer numbers are now in the hands of cyber criminals.So too are the searches customers have made on the website.
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