Harrods has been hit by a cyber-attack, just days after Marks & Spencer and the Co-op were targeted.
The luxury department store is understood to have been forced to shut down some systems, as first reported by Sky News, but said its website and all its stores, including the Knightsbridge flagship, H Beauty and airport outlets, continued to operate.
Harrods said in a statement: “We recently experienced attempts to gain unauthorised access to some of our systems. 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.”
The retailer said it was not asking customers to take any action, indicating that it did not suspect data had been accessed. It added: “We will continue to provide updates as necessary.”
The problems emerged as M&S continues to battle major problems caused by a cyber incident that has been linked to the hacking collective Scattered Spider. More than £500m has been wiped off the stock market value of the company as its website is not taking orders and there are gaps on shelves in stores as the company’s automated stock systems are not working.
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The Co-op has also had to shut down some internal systems and warned staff to keep cameras on during online conferencing after detecting an attempted hack.
