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Asos customers received a phone alert claiming the company had been hacked, referencing an alleged breach at cloud firm Snowflake that stores data for many major companies. The notification prompted concerns over potential phishing attacks and real data breaches. Asos has 17 million global customers with 49% of its revenue coming from the UK market. Cyber experts expressed doubt about the authenticity of the breach claim, suggesting it might be limited to marketing systems rather than affecting broader retail infrastructure.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-06,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On Tuesday, ASOS customers received notifications claiming the online fashion retailer had been hacked, causing panic among users and leading to a significant drop of over 10% in ASOS's share prices. The alleged hack targets Snowflake, an online data platform used by companies like ASOS to store sensitive customer information, including transaction details and demographic data. Over 400 customers reported issues on Downdetector, highlighting widespread concern. ASOS has 17 million global customers in over 150 countries and reported revenues of £2.5 billion for the year ending 2025. The notification threatened to leak data unless ASOS engaged with the attackers, raising serious concerns about potential phishing attacks exploiting customer fears.
Written for “Asos Hacked Alert Customers” on 2026-10-06,
grounded in this article and the 6 other(s) covering the same event.
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Thousands of Asos customers have been sent a phone alert saying the retailer has been hacked.
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The company has been contacted for comment.
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company → contact → comment
The alleged hack refers to cloud firm Snowflake, which stores data for many major companies.
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Asos, which also owns brands including Topshop and Miss Selfridge, has 17 million customers globally.
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which → own → customers
The UK is the group’s largest market, representing 49% of all revenues in the first half of the latest financial year.
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UK → represent → year
The fast fashion firm is currently undergoing a major turnaround programme in a bid to halt declining sales and return to profit.
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firm → undergo → profit
It comes after raft of UK retailers were targeted by cyber attackers over the past two years, including Marks & Spencer and Harrods.
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raft → come → Marks
Marijus Briedis, chief technology officer at NordVPN, said: “This is an unusually brazen and threatening message.
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“The attackers aren’t simply claiming to have breached Asos – they’re publicly telling the company to engage with them or they will leak what they say they have obtained.
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“What customers should be particularly alert to now is what happens next.
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what → happen → What
High-profile cyber incidents create ideal conditions for phishing attacks.”
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Cyber expert Rob Demain, chief executive of e2e-assure, said it was unclear if the claimed Snowflake hack was real, “because we only have the attacker’s word for it”.
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He said: “The concerning thing for customers is that they received the threat through a channel they already trusted.
“While unconfirmed, one possibility is that the compromise is confined to the customer engagement or marketing systems connected to Asos.
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“If the attackers only accessed that layer, it could explain the app notifications, but doesn’t prove any access to the wider retail infrastructure or the claimed data theft.
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it → access → infrastructure
“The architecture of how Asos connects to customer data illustrates the wider risk – marketing systems connect valuable customer information with the ability to send messages under the retailer’s name.”
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