ASOS app users receive strange notifications, customer data may have been stolen
Users of the ASOS online fashion retailer's mobile app received unusual notifications yesterday in which alleged cyber attackers claim to have breached the company's systems. The company is investigating and says the attackers may have accessed some customer data.
Users of the mobile app of ASOS, the popular online clothing and fashion retailer, received an unexpected notification yesterday. In it, people who may be cyber attackers claimed they had successfully broken into the company's internal systems.
The company's response
ASOS is currently investigating the incident. So far, the company has confirmed that the notification was sent without its knowledge and with malicious intent.
ASOS has also indicated that the attackers may have gained access to part of its customers' data. The scale of the incident and the exact type of data that may be affected have not been specified.
The investigation is continuing, and the information the company has provided so far is limited.