Harrods is latest UK retailer to suffer cyber attack

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Luxury Department Store Harrods has been targeted by cyber criminals, it has become the latest UK’s chief retailer for the victim of hackers within a few days.

Qatar -owned retailer said on Thursday that his IT protection team limit internet access to hackers stores and offices “some of our systems have stopped trying to achieve unauthorized access”.

On the attack Horodes Marx and Spencer and Co-Op are just a few days after the target by cyber criminals. Events highlight the risk of higher protection for the greater customer database retailers and the growing requirement for them to have strong cyber defense.

M&S is unable to accept online orders from last Friday and is still fighting to recover its activities fully. FTSE 100 retailer first revealed that its systems were compromised last Tuesday.

On Wednesday, some parts of his IT system were forced to close after trying to violate the co-op, it said on Wednesday. The mutual-owned groups have said that its activities were mostly ineffective, some of which have a small effect on some back-office and call center services.

Harodes said that all its stores, including its flagship knights branch, H Beauty chain and airport units, were open as normal and buyers could continue to buy products online.

“We’re not asking our customers to do anything separately at the moment,” the company added. Sky News first reported the cyber attack.

The three retailers spoke to the National Cyber ​​Protection Center, helping to understand the nature of their attacks.

NCSC Chief Executive Richard Horan “There have been disruptions caused by recent events. … naturally causes anxiety” and “should act as a waking call to all agencies”.

Global Managing Director of Cyber ​​Security at S-RM, a suggestion that provides digital forensic services, he said that retailers often have an interesting goal for hacking groups that are very valuable with their money paying information … which is extremely valuable.

He added: “This information acts as a leverage for the attacker,”

Lauren Wills-Dixon, head of the law firm Gordons ‘Data Privacy, says Harrodes’ response indicates that “the attack did not affect the sale” was “a powerful cyber protection plan”.

However, he added: “This event-and face the same threats by co-up and M&S-the importance of these national systems and actually highlights the risk for retailers in the digital world.”