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Asos confirms breach of customer data after hackers send rogue app notification

UK fashion retail giant Asos has confirmed a data breach of its customers’ personal information after hackers used the company’s own app to notify users that the company had been compromised.

Asos said in a filing with the London Stock Exchange that hackers broke into a third-party platform hosting data that the company uses to communicate with customers.

The company said that names and contact information were taken in the breach.

BBC News reports that the stolen data includes home addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses, as well as notes relating to customer profiles, such as their website search queries.

Asos said the hackers sent an “unauthorised customer notification,” which many posted to social media. The notification addressed Asos’ data protection officer and IT department and said that the hackers “fully compromised” the company’s data hosted on Snowflake, a tech company that allows its corporate customers to analyze large amounts...

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Bluesky wants to make it easier to buy, sell, and fundraise on the network

Bluesky plans to introduce payments in the coming months, a first step in its strategy to make money without relying on advertising. CEO Toni Schneider and COO Rose Wang outlined the plans Thursday at TechCrunch Disrupt, explaining how the company hopes to build on the commerce and fundraising activity already

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AI Creates Custom Cell Hunters To Destroy Incurable Diseases

Researchers have used generative AI to design entirely new protein-cutting enzymes from scratch, overcoming a longstanding challenge in computational biology. The synthetic enzymes, known as proteases, can recognize and cut specific sequences of amino acids, potentially giving scientists a powerful new way to manipulate biological processes, and eventually, develop treatments

FTC Subpoenas OpenAI And Anthropic Following Safety Failures

The department is investigating possible consumer harms at the major AI companies. mundissima/Shutterstock The US Federal Trade Commission has subpoenaed OpenAI and Anthropic for information about recent safety incidents with both businesses' AI models. Axios first reported that agency had sent civil subpoenas to the companies, and a

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Workday Rising - how HR leaders turn AI explorations into business value

The hype about the potential of AI is often more significant than real returns on investment. Prompted by CEO excitement about the opportunity to cut costs and increase revenues, business leaders are eager to turn AI explorations into valuable production services. However, clear ROI remains a challenging goal. At Workday

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Bluesky wants to make it easier to buy, sell, and fundraise on the network

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Workday Rising - how HR leaders turn AI explorations into business value