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ASOS is investigating after some users of its mobile app received a notification stating that hackers had completely compromised the company’s data, according to The Guardian.

The message was titled “Asos hacked” and included a link directing recipients to the messaging service Telegram, The Guardian reports.

The notification therefore presented a total data compromise as having already occurred. However, the available material does not establish that ASOS’s systems or customer data were actually breached.

Meanwhile, ASOS’s website and app remained online while the company examined the report, according to The Guardian.

The incident also affected the market: ASOS shares fell by almost 12% on the London Stock Exchange after, according to The Guardian, thousands of customers had received the notification.

The share-price decline is therefore associated with the spread of the message, not with a breach already confirmed in the material provided. The investigation launched by ASOS remains the central focus of the incident.

For now, the notification and the company’s investigation have been reported by The Guardian, while it has not been established whether ASOS’s systems or data were successfully attacked.