Fashion retailer TFG discloses cyberattack on UK brands

South African retailer TFG said a cybersecurity incident on 11 October knocked out some IT systems at its UK brands Phase Eight, Hobbs and Whistles. Operations in South Africa and Australia are unaffected, stores remain open, and it is not yet known whether customer data was compromised.

• Incident at TFG London identified on Sunday, 11 October
• IT systems at Phase Eight, Hobbs and Whistles affected
• TFG Africa and TFG Australia run on separate systems
• Company does not yet know if customer data was compromised