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Hobbs and Whistles owner struck by cyber attack

What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a conflict story. Yorkshire Post, Liverpool Echo, and STV News are the outlets attached to this story. The first report grouped here was at 13 Oct 2026, 06:49 UTC. 3 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Hobbs and Whistles owner struck by cyber attack”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
The Foschini Group said some of its websites have been impacted, but added there is ‘no reason to believe that payment information is at risk’
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by STV News
- Picked up by Liverpool Echo
Hobbs, Whistles and Phase Eight struck by cyber attack as 'investigation' underway
- Picked up by Yorkshire Post
Cyber attack on Hobbs and Whistles owner: Fashion brands apologise to customers
Same story, different outlets
3 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.