Asos hackers claim responsibility for Air France-KLM data breach Retail The group behind the hack of fast-fashion retailer Asos have claimed responsibility for a data breach of airline group Air France-KLM, City AM can reveal. The individuals who claimed responsibility for the Asos data breach, who call themselves Xuanye Group, last week circulated data which they claimed was obtained from the airline group. Air France-KLM [...]
Asos hackers duped employee in data breach Retail The hackers behind a threat to leak Asos customer data duped an employee by posing as a “trusted contact,” the fast-fashion group has said. An unknown group shocked Asos’ millions of customers on Tuesday when they published a push notification on the online retailer’s app, claiming to have hacked into the company and threatening a [...]
Why the Revolut impersonation hack should be a wake-up call for the city Opinion The fact that a company as established as Revolut fell victim to such an attack underlines the threats facing financial services firms, says Graeme Stewart Who am I really talking too? That’s the uncomfortable question that is on everyone’s lips following reports that Revolut has been hit with a $3m ransom demand after a sophisticated impersonation scam. Indeed, the [...]
Revolut hackers stole nearly 700 customers’ private data September 15, 2026 The group of hackers behind a major breach of Revolut managed to steal nearly 700 customers’ private data, City AM understands. Revolut has contacted the 680 people affected by what it described as a “sophisticated” impersonation scam, according to a source close to the bank. The compromised data included customers’ identity documents, postal and email [...]
Revolut facing extortion threat after hackers steal customers’ data September 14, 2026 A group of Revolut hackers are threatening to release stolen customer data unless they receive payment from the fintech, after the company inadvertently handed over a trove of users’ private information. The digital banking giant said over the weekend a “very limited” number of customers had been affected by an impersonation scam, which compromised data including [...]
Stansted Airport owner hit with cyber attack as millions of customers’ data stolen August 27, 2026 The owner of London Stansted has been targeted in a cyber attack that has led to customers data being stolen. Manchester Airport Group (MAG), which runs Stansted, East Midlands and Manchester Airport, said on Thursday customers’ email addresses, phone numbers, vehicle registrations and postcodes had been seized in a “cyber security incident by an unauthorised [...]
North Korean hackers use fake WFH jobs to infiltrate UK firms May 15, 2025 North Korean state-backed hackers are using AI generated resumes and stolen identities to infiltrate UK firms, under the guise of remote IT working. According to a new threat report from Crowdstrike, the group – known as ‘Famous Chollima’ – has pivoted its focus from the US to the UK and Europe after a string of [...]
Co-op issues apology after hackers get hands on members’ personal data May 3, 2025 The Co-op has apologised after hackers accessed and extracted members’ personal data such as names and contact details. The retail firm said on Friday it is experiencing “sustained malicious attempts” to access its systems, having already shut off parts of its IT systems earlier this week. It comes after fellow retailers Harrods and Marks & [...]
The Co-op fights attempted hack as M&S cyber attack rages on April 30, 2025 The Co-op has been forced to shut off parts of its IT systems after it was confronted with an attempted hack. The Manchester-headquartered group has confirmed some of its back office and call centre services have been impacted. However, it added that all its stores, including grocery and funeral homes are trading as usual. A [...]