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 – [...]
M&S stops taking online orders as cyber attack rages on April 25, 2025 Marks and Spencer (M&S) has stopped taking orders through its website and app as its battle against a cyber attack rages on. The company added that some of its international websites have also paused taking orders. The FTSE 100 retailer had previously said the incident, which was disclosed to the public on Tuesday, had impacted contactless [...]
M&S: Shares at FTSE 100 retailer fall as cyber attack hits customers April 24, 2025 Shares in Marks & Spencer (M&S) have continued to fall as its battle against a cyber attack wages on. The FTSE 100 retailer has said the incident, which was disclosed to the public on Tuesday, has impacted contactless payments and click and collect orders. Shares in M&S have fallen by more than 1.5 per cent [...]
M&S: FTSE 100 giant battling cyber attack April 22, 2025 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 [...]
NHS software firm fined over highly sensitive data breach March 27, 2025 A major NHS software provider has been fined £3m after a cyber attack exposed the personal data of nearly 80,000 people – including home entry details and medical records for vulnerable patients. The information comissioner’s office (ICO) ruled that Advanced Computer Software Group had “seriously inadequate” security measures, allowing hackers to infiltrate its systems in [...]
Crypto fraud surges after Donald Trump’s re-election February 13, 2025 Crypto platforms have been warned the industry is at a “critical juncture” after a Sumsub report showed a spike in fraud cases. The verification platform’s State of the Crypto Industry 2025 said fraud cases were up 48 per cent, with document forgery making up 31 per cent of detected cases in the last year. Following [...]
UK’s small businesses underestimating risk of cyber attacks January 30, 2025 Small businesses (SMEs) consider themselves too small to be targeted for data theft, severely exposing themselves to cyber attacks. According to a new Association of Business Insurers (ABI) report, SMEs generally consider themselves too small to be targeted by cyber criminals and, as a result, are not using cyber insurance to help mitigate these risks. The [...]