Customers of ASOS were alarmed on Tuesday after the fashion retailer's mobile app sent a push notification claiming the company's systems had been compromised. The message, titled "ASOS HACKED," stated: "Dear ASOS DPO and IT, we have fully compromised the Snowflake instance. Engage with us, or we will leak it." The notification quickly spread across social media, raising questions about whether ASOS had suffered a significant cybersecurity breach.
Around the same time, hundreds of users reported issues accessing the retailer's website and app, according to outage-tracking service Downdetector. Investor concerns also appeared to hit the company, with ASOS shares falling sharply after news of the apparent incident emerged. It remains unclear whether customer data has been compromised, what information might have been accessed, or whether the message was sent by hackers who gained access to ASOS systems.
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