{"id":295133,"date":"2025-05-01T16:49:47","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T16:49:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/01\/harrods-latest-retailer-to-be-hit-by-cyber-attack-after-ms-and-co-op\/"},"modified":"2025-05-01T16:49:48","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T16:49:48","slug":"harrods-latest-retailer-to-be-hit-by-cyber-attack-after-ms-and-co-op","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/01\/harrods-latest-retailer-to-be-hit-by-cyber-attack-after-ms-and-co-op\/","title":{"rendered":"Harrods latest retailer to be hit by cyber attack after M&#038;S and Co-op"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/branded_news\/a1cd\/live\/7ca50250-26aa-11f0-b505-55b7c1f611de.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Harrods latest retailer to be hit by cyber attack after M&#038;S and Co-op\" title=\"Harrods latest retailer to be hit by cyber attack after M&#038;S and Co-op\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">The luxury department store Harrods says it is the latest retailer to have been targeted by a cyber attack.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">The firm said it had restricted access to its websites following an attempt to gain access to its systems.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">It comes the day after the Co-op shut down parts of its IT systems to fend off a hack, while Marks &amp; Spencer continues to deal with a cyber attack that has cost it millions of pounds in lost sales.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">Harrods said its flagship store remained open, and it continues to operate its online sales.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">Customers are not being asked to not &#8220;do anything differently at this point&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">A statement from Harrods read: &#8220;We recently experienced attempts to gain unauthorised access to some of our systems.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">&#8220;Our seasoned IT security team immediately took proactive steps to keep systems safe and as a result we have restricted internet access at our sites today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">&#8220;Currently all sites including our Knightsbridge store, H beauty stores and airport stores remain open to welcome customers. Customers can also continue to shop via harrods.com.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">&#8220;We are not asking our customers to do anything differently at this point and we will continue to provide updates as necessary.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c62x4zxe418o\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The luxury department store Harrods says it is the latest retailer to have been targeted by a cyber attack. The firm said it had restricted access to its websites following an attempt to gain access to its systems. 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