Breaches and incidents

TFG London (UK; Phase Eight, Hobbs, Whistles): cyber incident took IT systems down

The Foschini Group’s SENS announcement says TFG London identified a cybersecurity incident on 11 Oct 2026 affecting IT systems of its Phase Eight, Hobbs...

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What happened

  • The Foschini Group’s SENS announcement says TFG London identified a cybersecurity incident on 11 Oct 2026 affecting IT systems of its Phase Eight, Hobbs and Whistles brands; stores remained open but several IT systems remained unavailable. Inside Story, White Stuff, TFG Africa and TFG Australia were not affected.
  • Root cause: not disclosed.
  • No attacker named.
  • TFG activated incident response and business continuity plans, engaged external specialists, reported to UK authorities, and is establishing whether personal data was compromised.