{
  "id": 14167089,
  "title": "Owner of fashion brands Hobbs and Whistles joins autumn pwned collection",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/owner-of-fashion-brands-hobbs-and-whistles-joins-autumn-pwned",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-13T09:45:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Register",
    "slug": "the-register",
    "url": "https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/10/13/owner-of-fashion-brands-hobbs-and-whistles-joins-autumn-pwned-collection/5302752"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "TFG London, the UK arm of South African retail corporation The Foschini Group, disclosed on October 13 that its websites hosting Hobbs, Phase Eight, and Whistles brands are experiencing technical issues. The retailer stated that several IT systems are offline and customer orders placed from Sunday may be delayed. The company immediately activated its incident response plan, engaged external cybersecurity experts, and notified relevant UK authorities. TFG emphasized that no evidence suggests payment information has been compromised. The disruption appears limited to the three fashion brands, with other TFG operations such as White Stuff, Inside Story, Africa and Australia operations, unaffected. The attack follows a spate of cyber incidents affecting major fashion retailers in a short period, raising concerns about the security of online shopping platforms.",
  "summary": "Several IT systems remain offline and orders face delays as TFG London becomes latest retailer to suffer cyberattack",
  "key_points": [
    "TFG London's Hobbs, Phase Eight, and Whistles sites offline due to technical issues",
    "Company activated incident response plan, engaged cybersecurity experts",
    "Attack follows recent spate of cyber incidents affecting major fashion retailers"
  ],
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  "illustration": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "The Register Science",
        "title": "Owner of fashion brands Hobbs and Whistles joins autumn pwned collection",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/owner-of-fashion-brands-hobbs-and-whistles-joins-autumn-pwned-14171810",
        "published": "2026-10-13T09:45:00.000Z"
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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."
}