ASOS customers receive ‘hack’ notification threatening leak
ASOS is investigating app alerts claiming a hack and threatening a leak after shares fell nearly 12%.
ASOS is investigating after mobile-app users received a notification titled "Asos hacked" claiming hackers had fully compromised the fashion retailer's data and including a link. Thousands of customers received the alert, which threatened a leak. ASOS shares on the London Stock Exchange fell almost 12 percent. The company has not confirmed that a breach occurred.
- Thousands of ASOS app users received an Asos hacked notification.
- The message claimed a full compromise and contained a link.
- ASOS shares fell almost 12 percent on the London Stock Exchange.
- ASOS is investigating and has not confirmed a data breach.
Sarah Butler reports: ASOS is investigating after users of its mobile app received a notification claiming hackers had “fully compromised” the online fashion retailer’s data. The value of Asos’s shares on the London Stock Exchange dived almost 12% after thousands of customers received a notification titled “Asos hacked” with a link that sent them to... Source
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