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Asos, a fashion retailer with 16.5 million customers, reported “unauthorized activity” involving third-party platforms that may have led to the potential access of customer names and contact details. The company has taken steps to restrict access to these platforms and is investigating alongside specialists and authorities, while maintaining that payment card information and account passwords were not impacted. Asos assured its customers that its website and app are functioning normally without any disruptions.
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 morning, ASOS customers received a phone alert claiming that the company had been hacked. The message threatened to leak data unless ASOS's data protection officer (DPO) and IT departments engaged with the hackers. This prompted more than 400 users to report issues on Downdetector, and ASOS’s shares fell by over 12%. The alleged breach involves Snowflake, a cloud platform used to store customer data including transactions and demographic information. ASOS has around 17 million customers in over 150 countries and reported revenues of £2.5 billion in the latest financial year, with the UK being its largest market (49% of revenue). The company is investigating the incident but does not believe payment card information or account passwords were compromised.
Written for “Asos Data Breach Alert” on 2026-10-06,
grounded in this article and the 7 other(s) covering the same event.
Asos has said it is investigating “unauthorised activity” involving a third-party platform after customers were sent a phone alert saying the online retailer had been hacked.
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retailer → say → alert
The fashion giant, which has 16.5 million customers, said personal informational, such as names and contact details, “may have been accessed” as a result.
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informational → have → result
However, the company said it does not “believe that payment card information or account passwords, were impacted”.
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information → say → ?
On Tuesday afternoon, the company confirmed that an “unauthorised customer notification” had been sent out through its mobile app.
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notification → confirm → app
In a statement, the company said: “We are investigating unauthorised activity involving third-party platforms that we use to communicate with customers.
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we → say → customers
“We took immediate action to restrict access to the notification platforms and are working with our internal and external specialist advisers, as well as all relevant authorities.
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We → take → advisers
“Our website and app are operating as normal, with no current disruption to any aspects of our operations.
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website → operate → operations
“Customer trust is incredibly important to us, and if the situation changes an update will be provided as appropriate.”
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update → change → us
The notification message sent out by cyber attackers refers to cloud firm Snowflake, which stores data for many major companies.
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which → send → companies
Snowflake said it has “found no compromise” of its platform after launching an investigation following the notification message.
“The investigation is ongoing and we will provide further updates as soon as more information becomes available,” a spokeswoman added.
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spokeswoman → say → updates
Asos told shareholders it has cyber security insurance with a large provider and said it is “too early” to quantify any potential impact on its trading.
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it → tell → trading
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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This → say → NordVPN
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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they → claim → what
“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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incidents → create → attacks
The NCSC publishes guidance on its website for members of the public who are affected by data breaches.
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who → publish → breaches
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