The Record · Published 8 Oct
ASOS: Hackers tricked way into employee account before sending rogue push notification
By Alexander Martin
Excerpt
British online fashion retailer ASOS said Thursday that hackers gained access to an employee’s account by “impersonating a trusted contact,” allowing them to send an unauthorized push notification to customers.
The company said its investigation, carried out with external experts, found the attackers had accessed “some personal information, including names and contact details, and certain non-personal account related information.” ASOS did not say how many customers were affected nor whether it believed data had been copied out of its…
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