UK retailers under attack: why hackers hit household names

Food and beverage industry in shock following multiple cyber attacks

Marks & Spencer and Co-op hit by major cyber attacks in same week

M&S and Co-op cyber attack report suggests cause

The retailers were victims of a social engineering attack

Co-op left with empty shelves as it battles cyber attack

‘Sustained malicious attempts’ on supermarket’s computer systems have affected deliveries

Shoppers warned M&S 'could take months' to recover from crippling cyber attack

SOURCES claim M&S had no plan for how to deal with a cyber attack and it could be months before it fully recovers.The retailer has been forced to

Cyber criminals hold Britain's boardrooms to ransom

Cyber attacks have cost UK companies £44 billion in lost revenue over the past five years and have affected 52 per cent of firms, says insurance broker Howden.

Things just got worse at UK’s retailer Co-op

First, it was Marks and Spencer, the Co-op, and last, Harrods. But Co-op initially said it had everything under control. Well, it so happens it’s not true. The retailer has shut down its ordering system, and warehouse staff have been sent home. News reports on Saturday revealed that the cyberattack at Co-op had worsened, and that comes one day after the retailer apologised because hackers had… Source