Harrod’s London department store announced on Thursday that they were victims of a cyber attack after the retail chain Marks & Spencer and the food dealer Co-OP were also targeted.
“We were recently confronted with unauthorized access to some of our systems,” said a spokesman for the luxury department store. He: She added that the IT security teams “immediately took proactive measures to ensure the security of the systems”, which caused the group to restrict internet access on their websites on Thursday.
In addition to the flagship store in the center of London, Harrods also operates sales outlets in airports and beauty boutiques in several cities.
All locations “stay open” to receive customers: to receive inside, and the website is not affected, says Harrods. Harrods is the third large retail company that has become the goal of a cyber attack in the past few days without knowing whether the three attacks are connected to each other.
The Marks & Spencer chain confirmed that they have become a ransomware attack that has affected its activities since Easter. The company was forced to suspend its online sales, contactless payments in the shops and even its recruitment activities.
In some shops, certain products were no longer available on the shelves. The company said on Thursday that its technical teams, “supported by Cyber-Expert: inside, work extremely hard to restore online sales and the sale via our app”. The police have initiated an investigation.
The supermarket chain Co-OP also announced on Thursday that it was also affected by “attempts to access unauthorized access” to some of its systems. The measures taken to protect these systems have led to disorders in the call centers and support services.
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