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The Foschini Group, a South African retail company, reported that its UK subsidiary TFG London experienced a cybersecurity incident on October 11 affecting IT systems used by its Phase Eight, Hobbs, and Whistles brands. The company stated there is no indication that payment information was compromised and has informed relevant authorities. Stores remain open but some website functionalities may be unavailable as the investigation continues.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-13,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
A cybersecurity incident hit UK fashion brands Hobbs, Whistles, and Phase Eight on Sunday, October 9, according to their parent company, TFG London. The full extent of the data breach remains unclear, but TFG London is investigating whether customer information was compromised. If it's confirmed that personal details were accessed, TFG London will notify affected individuals or organizations as appropriate. The South African retail group The Foschini Group owns TFG London and has reported the incident to UK authorities while assuring customers that payment data seems secure. Other recent fashion industry breaches include those involving Asos and a potential attack on H&M by a group called Shinyhunters.
Written for “UK Fashion Brands Cyberattack” on 2026-10-13,
grounded in this article and the 1 other(s) covering the same event.
Hobbs and Whistles owner struck by cyber attack
South African retail group The Foschini Group (TFG) said it became aware of the “cybersecurity incident” on Sunday, affecting its UK subsidiary TFG London, with “certain of its IT systems” impacted – specifically its Phase Eight, Hobbs and Whistles brands.
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But it said there is “no reason to believe that payment information is at risk”.
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information → say → risk
TFG said it had reported the incident to the relevant UK authorities.
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It also said its operations in TFG Africa and TFG Australia were not affected.
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operations → say → Africa
It comes a week after fast fashion business Asos said an “unauthorised party” had gained access to some personal data, including names and contact details.
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party → come → names
Snowflake later said the breach was not caused by a vulnerability or flaw with its platform.
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On Monday, it was reported that H&M was investigating claims it was targeted by a cybercriminal last week.
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The Swedish fashion giant said it was looking into a potential cybersecurity incident made by a group called Shinyhunters, The Times reported.
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Times → say → group
TFG London said: “On Sunday, 11 October, TFG London identified a cybersecurity incident affecting some of our IT systems, specifically impacting our Phase Eight, Hobbs, and Whistles brands.
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London → say → brands
“We are actively investigating and working with external cyber security specialists.
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“Stores are open as normal but some of our brand’s website capabilities may not be available as the investigation continues.
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investigation → continue → capabilities
“We apologise for any disruption and will provide additional updates to our customers as appropriate.”
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