What is going on with the retail cyber attacks?
This Is Why
Sky News
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🗓️ 1 May 2025
⏱️ 15 minutes
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Summary
The notorious hacking group, Scattered Spider is believed to be behind the attack. A cyber security company has told Sky News the group is "one of the most dangerous and active groups" they are monitoring.
There've also been cyber attacks against Harrods and the Co-Op which are being investigated?
On today's Sky News Daily Niall Paterson talks to our science and technology reporter, Mickey Carroll, about Scattered Spider and what can be done to tackle cyber gangs.
Producer: Natalie Ktena
Editor: Wendy Parker
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| 1:00.1 | They are the cyber gang whose ransomware attack has taken down Marks and Spencer. So, who are Scattered Spider? |
| 1:06.9 | And how concerned should we be? |
| 1:10.0 | Fans of Percy Pig have had a rough week. |
| 1:12.5 | If you've been trying to order Marks and Spencer's iconic sweetie online, |
| 1:16.2 | or even trying to pay for them in store, |
| 1:18.3 | you may have run into a few difficulties. |
| 1:21.1 | The reason? Well, M&S have been the victim of a massive cyber attack, |
| 1:25.1 | massive and also costly. |
| 1:27.4 | Millions of pounds have been lost in sales. |
| 1:29.9 | The company's share price hasn't quite fallen off a cliff, |
| 1:32.9 | but it's certainly taken a tumble. |
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