The British broadcaster describes the notifications as having come from hackers and links the incident to an apparent breach. The wording, however, presents this as an interpretation of the case, not as confirmation that ASOS’s systems were attacked.
The available information therefore concerns the receipt, by dozens of people according to BBC News, of an unusual message associated with the app. The report does not make it possible to establish what technically occurred behind those notifications.
The material provided does not include the content of the message. Nor does it indicate whether the notification was identical for all the users mentioned or what caused it to be sent.
The total number of people involved also remains undefined: the source refers to dozens of users without providing a more precise figure. The date of the underlying incident is likewise not established in the available report.
The documentation provided does not include a response from ASOS. Therefore, based on the information currently available, it is not possible to confirm that the company suffered a definitive breach.
The incident thus remains tied to BBC News’s report of notifications attributed to hackers and of an apparent breach; further information would be needed to clarify its nature and scope.