Gone phishing: the rise of retail cyber crime in three charts June 2, 2025 In the past month alone, cyber attacks have gone from occasional headlines to near-daily national news fixtures. Marks and Spencer’s, Co-op, Harrods – along with international names like Dior and Coinbase – have all recently fallen victim to cyber incidents. Retailers in particular have found themselves in the cross hairs, and while not every incident [...]
NHS patient data at risk in major cyber attack May 28, 2025 A newly uncovered cyber attack has exposed sensitive information at two major NHS trusts, raising fears that patient records could be at risk. Experts have warned that the hack, linked to a vulnerability in widely used mobile management software, marks a growing threat to critical UK infrastructure. University College London hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust, and [...]
Adidas hit in yet another UK retail data breach May 27, 2025 Adidas has confirmed a cyber attack that exposed the personal data of customers who contacted its help desk, adding the German sportswear giant to a growing list of major retailers hit by recent cybersecurity incidents. The breach, disclosed on 23rd May, involved unauthorised access to a third party customer service provider, through which attackers were [...]
What happens when a cyber attack hits a business? May 26, 2025 Over the last two months, cyber attacks on household names have been lighting up the headlines across the UK, but what happens behind the scenes?
Palo Alto rallies on M&S hacks, but earnings fail to woo investors May 22, 2025 A spate of high profile cyber incidents on British retailers, including Co-op, Harrods, and most notably, Marks and Spencer, has placed cybersecurity spend back in the limelight – and Palo Alto is reaping the costs. Yet, investors are digesting a mix set of quarterly results revealed on Thursday. Ben Barringer, global tech analyst at Quilter [...]
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 [...]
MPs grill Barclays on outages as HSBC raises cyber attack concerns May 20, 2025 Bank chiefs have said they are ramping up spend on cyber defences after a spate of attacks have blighted the retail sector. HSBC’s UK boss Ian Stuart told the Treasury Committee the bank’s work on cyber protection and IT infrastructure was the “biggest expense in the business”. “Cyber security is at the top of the [...]
Cyber attacks will get worse without serious regulation, experts say May 20, 2025 Cyber experts have said that changes must be made to reverse three years of damage to companies’ supply chain security after a spate of attacks on UK retailers. Their warnings follow yet another cyber attack at a UK firm, this time Peter Green Chilled – supplier to Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Aldi. “It is not a [...]
Tesco and Sainsbury’s supplier hit in latest cyber attack May 20, 2025 A key logistics supplier to several of the UK’s major supermarkets, including Tesco and Sainsbury’s, has confirmed it is being held to ransom by hackers following a cyber attack that disrupted operations this week, following a string of assaults on UK retail in the last month. Peter Green Chilled, which also supplies Aldi, said it [...]
Are cyber attacks about to become the norm for British retailers? May 20, 2025 In the last month, cyber attacks have gone from a destructive but uncommon issue to the top of most Brit’s news feeds. Marks and Spencer’s, Co-op, Harrods – plus the international Dior and Coinbase – have all been the target of attacks in the last months, with more unsuccessful or smaller attacks likely to have [...]