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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Sarah Butler

Asos says customers’ names, contact details and search histories hacked

A smartphone with the ASOS app and a keyboard
Asos said it was working with legal and regulatory authorities, and that the website and app were safe to use. Photograph: Dado Ruvić/Reuters

Asos hackers gained access to millions of customers’ recent search histories as well as names, addresses and phone numbers, the online fashion retailer has revealed.

Terms typed in by customers such as “glamorous wide fit” and “Asos petite” were in the data accessed in the cyber-attack, which emerged on Tuesday after app users received a notification titled “Asos hacked” with a link to the Telegram messaging service.

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