The retailer had initially said last month that they were not customer data tasks of computer pirates.
Marks and Spencer (M&S) have revealed that some of their customs personal data were stolen to turning the cyber attack last month.
In a statement published today in the London Stock Exchange (May 13), the British retailer explained that although personal data were tasks of computer pirates, stolen information does not include any payment details or accounts.
He found no evidence to suggest otherwise, said M&S.
However, immediately after the attack at the end of last month, the company said that customer data was not violated.
At that time, the registration said that users on social networks had leg report problems for days before, since the returns are impossible to click and collect orders are not available in the store due to technical difficulties.
Since then, the company has been working with cyber security experts and has informed the incident to government authorities and the application of the law.
“We have said to the client that there is no need to take any measure,” said the company, Althegh, will be asked customers to restore their brands and the Spencer account password.
Tim Grieveson, a cyber expert and security director, Thingsrecon, commented that
Althegh’s confidential financial data have not leaked compliance with M&S, Tim Grieveson, a cybernetic expert and Security Director Thingsrecon warned that customers could still be at risk.
“As we know, these scams are increasing and could try to convince customs to make passwords, financial details or click on malicious links.
“Email addresses and other contact information could also be sold to spammers or other malicious actors, which leads to an increase in emails, calls or text messages not requested,” he said.
At the end of last year, the head of cyber security surveillance of the United Kingdom, the National Cyber Security Center, warned that the country’s risk for cyber attacks is “widely underestimated.”
According to its report, there was an increase in 16pc axis in cyber attacks compared to 2023.
At the beginning of 2024, the public Wi-Fi in 19 stations throughout the United Kingdom underwent a cyber security incident, after a week after transport for London, the organization responsible for most of the city’s transport, a wave incident reported.
However, the United Kingdom is not the only one at risk. The Hiscox insurance company reported that cyber attacks are “growing in frequency and complexity” through Europe.
His latest report found that 74 % of the Irish organizations he surveyed suffered an increase in cyber attacks that year.
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