Co-op Fends Off Hackers As Police Probe M&s Cyber Attack

The Co-op has unopen down parts of its IT systems successful consequence to hackers attempting to summation entree to them.

The Co-op said nan "proactive measures" it had taken to fend disconnected nan onslaught had had a "small impact" connected its telephone centre and backmost office.

Meanwhile, The Metropolitan Police has confirmed it's looking into nan the awesome cyber onslaught astatine chap retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S).

"Detectives from nan Met's cyber crime portion are investigating," it confirmed successful a statement

There are much than 2,500 Co-op supermarkets successful nan UK, arsenic good arsenic 800 ceremonial homes. It besides provides nutrient to Nisa shops.

A spokesperson confirmed its shops and ceremonial homes were operating arsenic accustomed pursuing nan attempted hack.

"We are moving difficult to trim immoderate disruption to our services and would for illustration to convey our colleagues, members, partners and suppliers for their knowing during this period," they said.

"We are not asking our members aliases customers to do thing otherwise astatine this point."

It comes arsenic M&S enters nan 2nd week of a cyber attack that has caused chaos costing it millions of pounds successful mislaid sales.

The retailer has not said what took retired its online ordering systems and near quiet shelves successful stores, but nan BBC has been told by information experts that ransomware called DragonForce was used.

Ciaran Martin, nan founding Chief Executive of nan National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), told nan Today programme connected BBC Radio 4 connected Wednesday it had "serious" consequences for M&S.