{
  "id": 12849681,
  "title": "Asos says customer data accessed by hacker posing as trusted contact",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/asos-says-customer-data-accessed-by-hacker-posing-as-trusted-contact",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-08T10:35:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Business",
    "slug": "guardian-business",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/08/asos-customer-data-accessed-hacker-posing-impersonated"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Customers are told payment details and passwords were not compromised when employee account was breached Business live – live updates Hackers gained access to Asos customer names and contact details by impersonating a “trusted contact” to gain access to one of its employee’s accounts, the retailer has said. Thousands of users of the online fashion seller’s app received a notification on Tuesday…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}