Revolut hackers stole nearly 700 customers’ private data Fintech The group of hackers behind a major breach of Revolut managed to steal nearly 700 customers’ private data, City AM understands. Revolut has contacted the 680 people affected by what it described as a “sophisticated” impersonation scam, according to a source close to the bank. The compromised data included customers’ identity documents, postal and email [...]
Stansted Airport owner hit with cyber attack as millions of customers’ data stolen Transport & Infrastructure The owner of London Stansted has been targeted in a cyber attack that has led to customers data being stolen. Manchester Airport Group (MAG), which runs Stansted, East Midlands and Manchester Airport, said on Thursday customers’ email addresses, phone numbers, vehicle registrations and postcodes had been seized in a “cyber security incident by an unauthorised [...]
M&S to face shareholder grilling over cyber attack recovery Retail Marks and Spencer is set to take a grilling from shareholders over whether it has made a meaningful recovery from the cyber attack which wiped out nearly a third of its profit. The FTSE 100 retailer will face investors at its annual general meeting on Tuesday, where it will expect to be quizzed on whether [...]
Jaguar Land Rover eyes cost-cutting and wealthy buyers in cyber attack recovery June 17, 2026 Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) plans to cut costs by £1.7bn and appeal to wealthy American petrol heads in a bid to recover the cost of last year’s devastating cyber attack. The British car maker, which owns brands including Range Rover and Defender, announced plans to tap into growing demand for luxury products and cater to [...]
Co-op merger to bring huge shakeup to retail and funeral giant April 9, 2026 The Co-op Group is preparing to takeover the Southern Co-op, in a merger which would bring a major shakeup to the retail and funeral giant in its bid to move on from a crushing cyber attack. The deal would see the group snap up around 300 food stores, funeral branches and Starbucks coffee shops. The [...]
Co-op takes £126m knock from cyber attack as boss quits March 26, 2026 Retailer Co-op has slumped to a £126m loss as it reels from the cyber attack which cost the firm nearly £300m last year, as its chief executive quit. The grocery chain is preparing to slash costs in the coming year, as it plans to cut £200m of spending in 2026. Co-op’s cyber attack in April [...]
FTSE 100 Live: Supermarket shares fall in trolley wars; M&S rises amid cyber recovery January 8, 2026 Good morning and welcome back to the City AM liveblog. The FTSE 100’s rally came crashing down yesterday as steep losses across commodities dragged the index into the red. Whilst one shouldn’t fret too much with the index still holding firm above its latest milestone, Wednesday’s 0.7 per cent drop still wiped over 70 points [...]
Activity in UK’s embattled manufacturing sector hits 15-month high January 2, 2026 The UK’s embattled manufacturing sector took another small step towards recovery at the end of 2025 thanks to an influx of new orders. The latest UK Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) from S&P Global UK hit a 15-month high as the industry continued to grow for the second consecutive month. The PMI reading hit 50.6, up [...]
Growing threats to UK financial stability December 4, 2025 What keeps you up at night? For the governor of the Bank of England it’s a long list of threats to the UK’s financial system – so let’s take a look at them. The Bank of England’s latest financial stability report makes for a sobering read. It says “risks to financial stability have increased during [...]
UK cyber attacks will inevitably increase, HP boss warns November 24, 2025 It is inevitable that the number of cyber attacks faced by UK companies will increase in the coming years, the Northern European boss of technology giant HP has warned. Speaking on an up-coming episode of City AM‘s Boardroom Uncovered podcast, Neil Sawyer added that businesses should “stay ahead of the game” in order to help [...]