ASOS cyber incident exposes customer information and disrupts trading
ASOS experienced a cyber incident on 6 October 2026, and an external investigation confirmed unauthorised access to basic customer information. ASOS suspended marketing and customer management activities as a precaution, causing disruption primarily to its UK operations. Gross merchandise value fell by approximately 2–4% following the incident.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- ASOS
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- 2026-10-06
- Scale of damage
- Approximately 2–4% decline in gross merchandise value and unauthorised access to basic customer information
- Cause / method
- Not confirmed
- Location
- United Kingdom
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Timeline
- ASOS experienced a cyber incident.
- ASOS disclosed that an external investigation had confirmed unauthorised access to basic customer information and that gross merchandise value had fallen by approximately 2–4% following the incident.
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