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

TechCrunch Zack Whittaker
Summary

SecurityCyberattackData Breach

From the report

The company said names and contact information were taken in the breach. The hackers have not indicated how much data they allegedly possess.

How outlets headlined it

Each outlet's own headline. Struck through: the loaded words our calmer version leaves out. Fewest struck first.

  • TechCrunch Asos confirms breach of customer data after hackers send rogue app notification
  • The Register Asos app delivers a data leak threat instead of fast fashion
  • BBC News (Technology) Asos confirms hackers sent 'unauthorised' notification to app users
  • 7NEWS ASOS app customers receive alarming message from alleged hackers 1 change

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The headline claims nothing the report does not, but it puts it more firmly than the report does.

  • The headline states “confirms” outright. In the report the claim is attributed to somebody, or hedged.

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A summary of TechCrunch’s report. The score is for the full 350-word report.

How calmly each outlet wrote it

Outlet Niral ScoreAdjectivesSourcingSentimentMood
TechCrunchas they published this story 91.9 3 70 0 47.5
The Register 88.6 4 76 -0.7 47.5
7NEWS 88.1 3 57 -0.6 52
BBC News (Technology) 89.5 14 75 -0.3 49.5

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The same event elsewhere

4 outlets reported this story: the one you are reading and the other 3 below. The table above compares the reports we could score.

The Register Asos app delivers a data leak threat instead of fast fashion Niral 88.6 · mostly calm writing political 0 7NEWS ASOS app customers receive message from alleged hackers Niral 88.1 · mostly calm writing political 0 BBC News Asos confirms hackers sent 'unauthorised' notification to app users Niral 89.5 · mostly calm writing political 0