Arrests made after M&S, Co-op and Harrods cyber attacks July 10, 2025 Four people, including three teenagers and a 20-year-old woman, have been arrested in connection with a wave of cyber attacks that crippled M&S, the Co-op and Harrods. The group allegedly unleashed ransomware that stole millions of customer records, shut down online orders and left supermarket shelves bare. The National Crime Agency (NCA) said the individuals [...]
M&S chair: UK needs to muscle up to tackle cyber threats July 8, 2025 M&S chair Archie Norman has said the UK is probably underresourced to tackle cyber threats and needs to boost its security level to encourage investment. Speaking to lawmakers on Tuesday, Norman said that the UK is “just not resourced up to operate at [the US] level.” “It’s very advantageous if we in this country have [...]
M&S shares sink lower after failing to recover from cyber attack July 8, 2025 Shares in FTSE 100 giant M&S are now lower than they were at the height of the cyber attack that hit the British icon earlier this year. The retailer’s shares are currently changing hands for 337p, after declining steadily from their 374p price on 16 June. That price was itself a recovery from the low [...]
M&S: Shares in FTSE 100 firm to hit 10-year high, say analysts June 6, 2025 Shares in Marks and Spencer (M&S) have been tipped to rocket to their highest valuation in ten years in the wake of the FTSE 100 giant battling a major cyber attack. Off the back of the British icon’s full-year results, analysts are predicting that shares in M&S will rise to more than 420p each. The [...]
M&S: FTSE 100 share price growth helps swell CEO’s pay before cyber attack June 2, 2025 The rise in Marks & Spencer’s (M&S) share price before the FTSE 100 giant was hit by a major cyber attack has helped its chief executive’s pay swell to more than £7m, it has been revealed. Stuart Machin took home just over £7m for the retailer’s latest financial year, up from the £5m he received [...]
M&S raises dividend after profit surge – despite cyber hit May 21, 2025 Marks and Spencer has boosted its dividend after reporting profit at a 15-year high, despite the significant impact of its ongoing attack. M&S told investors it would raise its yearly dividend by 20 per cent to 3.6p this year. The dividend boost came after the high street darling told markets that profit before tax and [...]
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 [...]
Why M&S, Harrods and the Co-op were hit by cyber attacks May 8, 2025 Cyber security experts have warned that retail’s lack of investment in IT protection, as well as the amount of consumer data it has access to, has put a bullseye on the sector. The warnings follow a trio of serious attacks at major UK households names – Harrods, Marks and Spencer (M&S) and the Co-op. “Retailers [...]
M&S and Co-op: UK retailers brace for cyber attacks May 1, 2025 Two of the UK’s most recognisable retail brands – Marks and Spencer and Co-op – found themselves at the centre of a growing cyber security storm this past week. From suspended online orders at M&S to locked-down systems at Co-op, the message from the frontline is clear: cyber threats are no longer just an IT [...]