Asos says customer data accessed by hacker posing as trusted contact

The Guardian UK Thursday 08 October 2026, 10:35 UTC By Sarah Butler 1 min read

Key Points

Customers are told payment details and passwords were not compromised when employee account was breachedBusiness live – live updatesHackers 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 titled “Asos hacked” with a link to the Telegram messaging service, sending its shares diving by...

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 titled “Asos hacked” with a link to the Telegram messaging service, sending its shares diving by about 10%.

Asos (ORG) Telegram (ORG)

Originally published by The Guardian UK Read original →

Oct 8th, 2026 JPMorgan's Gehl on Tech & AI Fundraising, Capex, IPO Matthew Gehl, Co-head of International Technology Investment Banking at JPMorgan spoke to Bloomberg's Tom Mackenzie at the 2026 JPMorgan Tech Stars event in London on Oct. 6. Oct 8th, 2026 JPMorgan's Gehl on Tech & AI Fundraising, Capex, IPO Matthew Gehl, Co-head of International Technology Investment Banking at JPMorgan spoke to Bloomberg's Tom Mackenzie at the 2026 JPMorgan Tech Stars event in London on Oct. 6.

Bloomberg Technology 5m ago

Here’s an idea to help workers displaced by AI

Politicians are scrambling to tackle Americans’ fears of artificial intelligence killing jobs. Democracy Dies in Darkness The 7 logo The 7 LIVEHere’s an idea to help workers displaced by AI An influential think tank suggests how to pay for higher unemployment benefits in an era of workforce anxiety.

Washington Post Tech 9m ago

Anne Carson wins Nobel Prize in literature 2026

The Nobel prize in literature has been awarded to the Canadian poet and essayist Anne Carson, the Swedish Academy has announced. The academy cited the author’s “bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical tradition, has created new forms for contemporary literature”. Born in 1950 in Toronto, Carson is known for work that moves freely between poetry, prose and translation, drawing heavily on the literature and mythology of the ancient Greek world.

Hacker News 10m ago

AI Hot Potato Is Meta’s for Now, But Chip Stocks Are the Winners

AI Hot Potato Is Meta’s for Now, But Chip Stocks Are the Winners Wall Street pros say chipmakers remain the best way for equity investors to play the race for the top artificial intelligence agent even as Meta Platforms Inc.’s Muse seems to have seized the baton. “Leadership is almost like a game of hot potato,” said Paisley Nardini, who helps oversee $3.8 billion as head of investment strategy at Tema ETFs, which owns Meta shares. “I’m already hearing people joke about how we’ll forget...

Bloomberg Markets 34m ago

Asos says customer data accessed by hacker posing as trusted contact

Related Stories

JPMorgan's Gehl on Tech & AI Fundraising, Capex, IPO

Here’s an idea to help workers displaced by AI

Anne Carson wins Nobel Prize in literature 2026

AI Hot Potato Is Meta’s for Now, But Chip Stocks Are the Winners