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How can I protect my data after the ASOS hack and who was affected?

Personal information, such as names and contact details, may have been accessed in the hack, the fashion retailer warned

The Independent UK · 19h ago

Asos apologises to customers after ‘unauthorised activity’

The fashion giant urged customers to disregard a phone alert sent to customers which said Asos had been hacked.

Evening Standard · Oct 6

ASOS says customer data may have been accessed after users receive worrying 'hack' alert on phones

ASOS confirmed that customer information, including names and contact details, ‘may have been accessed’ as a result of the incident

Evening Standard · Oct 6

Iran-linked hackers blamed for cyber-attack that shut down UK power plant

Incident marks apparent escalation by Tehran in its in retaliation against UK over allowing US to use British bases

The Guardian - UK · Aug 23

Iranian hackers carry out unprecedented attack on UK’s power network

The generator was forced to shut down for four days following the cyber attack

The Independent UK · Aug 22

MacOS users warned to beware screen-sharing bug which can turn Macs into cryptomining slaves

Apple patched a critical-severity flaw in Screen Sharing which allowed crooks unabated access to vulnerable devices.

TechRadar · Aug 17

Critical macOS Screen Sharing flaw gives attackers remote root access — CISA bumps bug to 9.8 severity following active Monero cryptojacking attacks

The Dutch National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-NL) says that attackers are actively exploiting CVE-2026-65400, an authentication bypass in macOS Screen Sharing.

Tom’s Hardware · Aug 16

Government-wide password resets ordered after data leak

The government has ordered staff of more than 300 departments to reset passwords immediately and inspect 30,000 systems to prevent further state data leaks.

Bangkok Post · Aug 13

UK infrastructure being targeted by hostile states, GCHQ cyber chief warns

Three-quarters of attacks on the UK’s critical infrastructure over the last year could be linked to hostile states.

Evening Standard · Jun 17

Rethinking cyber defense in government with continuous exposure management

As cyberattacks on the public sector grow more prevalent, investment in security is key.

TechRadar · Jun 5