Asos is investigating after a push notification sent from its mobile app to customers today claimed that hackers had “fully compromised” a data platform used by the online fashion retailer and threatened to leak what they had obtained.
The alert read: “Dear ASOS DPO and IT, we have fully compromised the Snowflake instance. Engage with us, or we will leak it.” DPO refers to data protection officer, and Snowflake appears to be a reference to the US cloud-based data platform of that name.
Asos said it was still investigating and had yet to determine the cause of the alert. No cyberattack has been confirmed. The company’s website and app both remained accessible afterwards.
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