ASOS app users receive extortion messages from hackers

ASOS users across the UK received push notifications from the retailer's app appearing to come from hackers threatening a data leak. The message, addressed to ASOS's data protection officer and IT team, claims the attackers fully compromised a Snowflake instance. ASOS did not respond to the BBC's request for comment.

• Users across the UK received the message via the ASOS app
• Hackers claim they fully compromised a Snowflake instance
• ASOS has not confirmed whether it uses Snowflake services
• Snowflake was previously linked to breaches at Ticketmaster and Santander