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ASOS app users receive push notifications apparently sent by hackers

58 points • by helsinkiandrew • today at 10:15 AM • 38 comments • view on HN

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hnacobsxph • today at 12:14 PM

Braze API keys end up in a dozen CI configs and nobody rotates them. Campaign send is one POST.

domaaju • today at 11:20 AM

I received the push notification via the app this morning as well. Extremely bizarre and not how normally one finds out about a company getting hacked.

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iamacyborg • today at 12:29 PM

I am genuinely impressed at the lack of tech literacy in the live feed about this from the beeb.

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cube00 • today at 12:43 PM

> Asos did not immediately respond to the BBC's requests for comment.

Amazing how companies think if they say nothing it'll somehow just go away. Couldn't even be bothered to reply to say they're looking into it.

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andruschakartem • today at 11:51 AM

The ransom note was addressed to their DPO, customers just got CC'd via push.

ChrisRR • today at 3:09 PM

Why does a clothes store need an app in the first place?

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rithdmc • today at 11:12 AM

Does Snowflake allow you to push messages via in-app messaging? I didn't think it did. This breach might be a little broader than reported.

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m4tthumphrey • today at 12:01 PM

Stock down 13% today. Interestingly ASOS has been steadily growing this year, would be interested to see Polymarkets today...

eameam • today at 12:34 PM

Seems more likely to me that the braze api key was exposed

glownagger • today at 12:00 PM

Five popups. Five. To read this article that doesn't even tell me what ASOS is.

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NoHedgeAllBets • today at 12:41 PM

Thanks to this hack I now know what ASOS is.

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