M&S: FTSE 100 giant battling cyber attack


M&S has revealed it has been battling what it has described as a “cyber incident” over the past few days. The FTSE 100 giant said that it’s made some “minor, temporary changes to our store operations to protect customers and the business” and “we are sorry for any inconvenience experienced.”

M&S confirmed that it is working with external cyber security experts to assist with investigating and managing the incident. The group added that it has reported the incident to the relevant data protection supervisory authorities and the National Cyber Security Centre.

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Source: MSN News


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