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M&S thinks it might finally know what caused cyberattack - but still won't say if it paid a ransom
M&S says DragonForce (not DragonForce Malaysia) is responsible for the attack, but we still don't know if a ransom has been ...
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M&S Chair Details Ransomware Attack, Declines to Confirm if Payment Was Made
M&S chairman Archie Norman provided more insights into the April ransomware attack, but did not confirm whether a payment was ...
UK companies should have to disclose major cyberattacks, M&S says
British businesses should be legally required to report material cyberattacks to the authorities, the chairman of retailer ...
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Learnings from retail cyber attack victims #1 - more on the M&S "out-of-body experience"
More from M&S Chair Archie Norman on recovering from its massive cyber attack, including re-building with resilience, ...
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M&S chairman dodges questions on ransom payment after cyberattack
Speaking before the UK Parliament's Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls, Archie ...
M&S confirms social engineering led to massive ransomware attack
M&S confirmed today that the retail outlet's network was initially breached in a "sophisticated impersonation attack" that ...
M&S chair Archie Norman declines to discuss whether it paid cyberattackers a ransom
Archie Norman and Co-op group secretary and general counsel Dominic Kendal-Ward appeared before a sub-committee of the ...
M&S chairman names hackers and ransomware group behind April cyber attack
MARKS & Spencer’s cyber attack was linked to hackers Scattered Spider and ransomware group DragonForce, according to its chairman. DragonForce is believed to rent out software that locks files ...
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4 arrested over cyber attacks on M&S, Co-op and Harrods
Four people have been arrested by police investigating the cyber attacks targeting M&S, Co-op and Harrods. On Easter Saturday this year, M&S entered a period of crisis unprecedented in its 141 year ...
M&S chair Archie Norman refuses to discuss paying cyberattackers a ransom
Archie Norman and Co-op group secretary and general counsel Dominic Kendal-Ward appeared before a sub-committee of the ...
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Marks & Spencer's Cyberattack Saga: Unpacking the DragonForce Ransomware Intrusion
British retailer Marks & Spencer faced a major setback after a ransomware attack by a group believed to be DragonForce forced ...
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M&S cyber attackers may have worked with Asia-based DragonForce, MPs ...
Archie Norman, who was quizzed by MPs, refused to say whether or not the retailer paid the groups ransom money following the hack. Anna Wise. Tuesday 08 July 2025 12:06 BST.