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ASOS probes alleged hack after notification claims Snowflake data compromised
The fashion retailer said personal details of some customers may have been accessed, while payment data was not affected.
By Felo News Desk · Published
ASOS said it is investigating a possible breach after a push notification warned users that its Snowflake cloud database had been "fully compromised," according to Gulf News, which cited The Guardian.
The alert, which appeared on the ASOS mobile app and linked to a Telegram account run by the cyber‑crime group Xuanye, triggered a 14% fall in the company's shares on the London Stock Exchange.
ASOS confirmed the website and app remain operational and that personal information such as names and contact details of some of its 16.5 million customers may have been accessed, but payment‑card data was not compromised.
Dray Agha, senior manager of security operations at Huntress, told The Guardian that Snowflake stores sensitive retailer data and warned that a breach of the platform would be "a real worry" if attackers had indeed accessed it.
Key facts
- ASOS received a push notification claiming its Snowflake database was fully compromised (gulfnews.com)
- The notification linked to a Telegram account run by the cyber‑crime group Xuanye (gulfnews.com)
- ASOS shares fell 14% on the London Stock Exchange after the alert (gulfnews.com)
- ASOS says personal details of some customers may have been accessed, but payment data was not compromised (gulfnews.com)
- Huntress senior security manager Dray Agha warned that a Snowflake breach would be a serious concern (gulfnews.com)
Sources
- [1] gulfnews.com — originally reported as “Asos Investigates Potential Data Breach After Cyber Gang Claims Hack”
