UK fashion retailer ASOS has reportedly been hacked and its customers are finding out about it in an unusual way.
according to BBCShoppers in the UK are being spammed with pop-up messages from within the official ASOS app, which appear to have been sent by hackers who have gained control of part of ASOS’s IT systems.
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Judging by posts on social media, the phenomenon appears to be quite widespread, with dozens of people reporting that they have received this message.
snowflake is one data storage company Which ASOS may be using, although Snowflake’s official website does not mention this List of Partners. ASOS itself has not posted anything about the incident through its official channels; Mashable has contacted the company and will update this article when we hear back.
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For now, ASOS app users should avoid using the app and they should definitely not click on links included in the pop-up message. If you must know, this link leads to the Telegram channel of a group called “Xuanye Group,” who has used the channel to brag about hacking ASOS.
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