Continuing story · 1 report
The Asos app customer data incident
Developing
Where it stands
By 8 October 2026, ASOS says hackers possess detailed customer profiles that may involve millions of users, including names, contact details, customer numbers and website searches. The number of affected customers and profiles, and the amount of information downloaded, remain undisclosed; the investigation and resolution are still open.
Story trackerDay 3
1 report32 outlets42 sources2 videos
The story so far
Update 1
ASOS hackers took customer searches—and the details to make scams convincing
Contact details and shopping searches appeared together in an attacker-supplied sample. ASOS says financial information and passwords were not accessed, but customers still lack a definitive accounting of whose records were taken.
What moved
- The disclosure expands to detailed customer profiles, website searches and access using stolen employee credentials.
Still open after this report
- The final affected-person count, access window, complete service list and confirmed ICO notification date remain undisclosed or unestablished.
History
Opened1 report
Who's involved
People
Anastasia TikhonovaRussian tennis player (born 2001)1 report
Organizations
- ASOSBritish online fashion and beauty retailer1 report
- Information Commissioner's OfficeBritish data protection authority1 report
Every outlet we read on this story
42 sources32 outlets2 videos
Who reported what
24 points0 confirmed by two or more outlets16 from a single outlet0 disputed
What 4 outlets reported about this story, point by point, and who reported each point first.
Points more than one outlet reported
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- Did not report it
| Point | BBC News | FRANCE 24 English | SBS News | The Guardian | Outlets |
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| Whether customer personal information was accessedNot independently confirmed | 4 | ||||
| Customers receiving an unauthorised app notificationNot independently confirmed | 3 | ||||
| Whether payment-card information was affectedNot independently confirmed | 3 | ||||
| Whether account passwords were affectedNot independently confirmed | 3 | ||||
| ASOS share-price movementNot independently confirmed | 3 | ||||
| How an attacker obtained employee login credentialsNot independently confirmed | 2 | ||||
| Customer searches included in stolen dataNot independently confirmed | 2 | ||||
| Whether the ASOS website and app were operating normallyNot independently confirmed | 2 |
Points only one outlet reported
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