Shareholders eye more details on M&S cyber attack impact May 18, 2025 Investors will be hoping that Marks & Spencer can shed light next week on the impact of a damaging cyber attack which has halted all online orders at the retail giant. The company will unveil its financial performance for the past year in an update to the stock market on Wednesday, May 21. However, attention [...]
M&S: FTSE 100 shares rise after major cyber attack update May 13, 2025 Marks and Spencer’s (M&S) share price has risen as investors breathed a sigh of relief that hackers haven’t accessed ring-fenced bank details, although the cyber attack remains ongoing. The FTSE 100 retail giant told markets this morning that some customer data was stolen during the attack, but that the data does not include useable payment [...]
Bytes Technology warns on increased cyber risk as profit jumps May 13, 2025 Bytes Technology has warned of the increased risk of cyber threats as the Leatherhead-based business reported a jump in profit. The software supplier has upped the risk level of potential cyber threats to “increase” on its list of emerging risks, adding that it made the move “because of evolving and elevated global risk to IT [...]
M&S, Harrods and Co-op attacks expose UK’s growing cybersecurity risks May 7, 2025 A recent spate of cyber attacks on UK retail giants, including M&S, Harrods and Co-op, have exposed growing concerns over cybersecurity readiness at British businesses. According to Cisco’s latest Index, released Wednesday, only four per cent of UK firms are fully prepared to defend against today’s complex cyber threats. The report found, too, that 83 per cent [...]
Harrods hit in cyber spree as experts warn of ‘coordinated campaign’ May 2, 2025 Harrods has become the latest high profile UK retailer targeted by cyber attackers, joining Marks & Spencer and Co-op Group in a spate of recent incidents that security experts fear may be part of a broader attack against the sector. Harrods has confirmed that it had experienced “attempted to gain unauthorised access” to its systems. [...]
M&S: Police investigate cyber attack as FTSE 100 shares stall April 30, 2025 The ongoing cyber attack on Marks & Spencer (M&S) is being investigated by the Metropolitan Police as the FTSE 100 retailer and its customers continue to face major disruption. Officers from the force’s cyber crime unit are looking into reports a hacking group known as Scattered Spider may have carried out the attack. When it [...]
The Co-op fights attempted hack as M&S cyber attack rages on April 30, 2025 The Co-op has been forced to shut off parts of its IT systems after it was confronted with an attempted hack. The Manchester-headquartered group has confirmed some of its back office and call centre services have been impacted. However, it added that all its stores, including grocery and funeral homes are trading as usual. A [...]
M&S: FTSE 100 shares start recovery after near-£700m cyber attack hit April 29, 2025 Shares in Marks and Spencer (M&S) have risen for the first time since a cyber attack wiped almost £700m off the FTSE 100 retailer’s valuation. M&S has seen its share price tumble from 411p to 383p in the last week after first revealing the cyber attack last Tuesday. The cyber attack initially impacted contactless payments [...]
M&S: FTSE 100 shares continue to drop after cyber attack April 28, 2025 Marks and Spencer’s (M&S) share price has fallen more than three per cent in early trades this morning as the effects of a cyber attack last week rage on. The FTSE 100 retailer’s share price has fallen by nearly nine per cent since it announced the attack in a statement to the London Stock Exchange [...]
M&S: FTSE 100 shares slump as online orders stopped April 25, 2025 Shares in FTSE 100 giant Marks and Spencer (M&S) slumped this afternoon as the retailer stopped taking online orders because of an ongoing cyber attack. The London-listed company confirmed earlier this afternoon that it had made the decision not to take any more orders through its website and app because of the cyber attack – [...]
