TFG London cyberattack hits Phase Eight, Hobbs, Whistles
TFG London, the company that owns UK fashion brands Phase Eight, Hobbs and Whistles, has been hit by a cyberattack. Customers of the three brands do not yet know whether their personal information was exposed.
TFG London is the UK arm of The Foschini Group (TFG), a retail group based in South Africa. The company detected the incident on Sunday, 11 October 2026, and disclosed it in a statement on Tuesday.
Three brands affected, two spared
The attack affected some of TFG London's IT systems, specifically those used by Phase Eight, Hobbs and Whistles. Inside Story and White Stuff, which belong to the same UK business, were not affected.