Harrods are the latest UK retailer for passing cyber

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Luxury department store harrods, cyber criminals were targeted, the latest British retailer has become a victim of hackers for several days.

A reservoir retailer, on Thursday, restricting the Internet access to the Internet in their stores and offices of the hackers and offices, has resolved the attempts to “get unauthorized access to our systems.”

Attack Harrods Marx and Spencer and Co-op were targeted by cyber criminals in a few days later. Events emphasize that the growing security risks for retailers, which are a large customer database and their solid cyber protection.

M & S Since last Friday, it has been able to accept online orders and still struggles to recover its operations. FTSE 100 retailers first announced that his systems have been compromised on Tuesday last week.

CO-OP, after revealing a violation on Wednesday, had to close part of his dog system. The interconnected group said that the operations with only a small effect on the back office and call center services, mainly of the operations.

Harrods, including the flagship Knightsbridge branch, H Beauty chain and airport sections, including all stores are open, and said that all stores can continue to buy online goods.

“We do not ask our customers to do something different at this point,” the company added. Sky News first reported cyber attack.

All three retailers spoke to the National Cyber ​​Security Center that helped to understand the essence of the attacks.

Ncsc Chief Executive Richard Horne He said: “The incident of the recent events … Of course, causing concerns” and “all organizations must act as a wakeless call.”

Digital judicial director Jamie Smith, which offers digital judiciary, retailers offering retail services, “Payment data containing large customer databases … are highly valuable.”

Added: “This information acts as the ability to usurp the aggressor”

Lauren Wills-Dixon, the head of the company’s hospitality of the company, the head of the company’s privacy, “Harrods did not affect the attack” that the “attack is a healthy cyber security plan” said.

However, he added: “This event – similar threats facing Co-op and M & E – stressed the importance of such measures and strikes the risk of retailers in a digital world.”