{
  "id": 12834711,
  "title": "Asos warns customers about full extent of data breach after BBC contacted by hackers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/asos-warns-customers-about-full-extent-of-data-breach-after-bbc-12834711",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-08T09:29:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BBC Technology",
    "slug": "bbc-technology",
    "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3zxjdw5ywgpo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Asos has informed its customers that hackers possess extensive profiles of potentially millions of users. The retailer learned this after BBC News alerted the company to a series of cyber criminals claiming to have received a message from the breach, which revealed that the attack extended beyond basic contact information. Names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, customer IDs, and search terms such as \"reclaimed vintage,\" \"glamorous wide fit,\" and \"Asos petite\" are now in the hands of the cyber criminals. This new information could empower scammers to launch sophisticated phishing campaigns via email or phone calls, posing a higher risk to individual users. Asos has warned customers to remain vigilant against unexpected messages or calls purporting to be from the company, assuring customers that they will never request passwords, security codes, or payment details via unsolicited communication. The company declined to provide details on the scale of the breach. The incident garnered global attention on Tuesday when hackers leveraged Asos's app system to display a pop-up notification to millions of users. Later in the day, the company disclosed to shareholders via the London Stock Exchange that the pop-up was sent by an unapproved third party, and that basic personal information including names and contact details might have been accessed. On Wednesday evening, the cybercriminals contacted the BBC, sharing a sample of the stolen data that demonstrated the full extent of the hack.",
  "summary": "Names, addresses, phone numbers, emails and customer numbers are now in the hands of cyber criminals.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "BBC Business",
        "title": "Asos warns customers about full extent of data breach after BBC contacted by hackers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/asos-warns-customers-about-full-extent-of-data-breach-after-bbc",
        "published": "2026-10-08T09:29:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "UK's ASOS says breach exposed some customer personal data",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/uks-asos-says-breach-exposed-some-customer-personal-data",
        "published": "2026-10-08T10:00:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "City AM",
        "title": "Asos hackers duped employee in data breach",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/asos-hackers-duped-employee-in-data-breach",
        "published": "2026-10-08T10:01:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Straits Times Business",
        "title": "UK’s ASOS says cyber hack accessed customers’ personal data",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/uks-asos-says-cyber-hack-accessed-customers-personal-data-12852153",
        "published": "2026-10-08T11:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Quartz",
        "title": "Asos says hackers tricked an employee into handing over their work account login",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/asos-says-hackers-tricked-an-employee-into-handing-over-their-work",
        "published": "2026-10-08T12:20:27.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}