Harrods Latest Retailer To Be Hit By Cyber Attack

The luxury section shop Harrods says it is nan latest retailer to person been targeted by a cyber attack.

The patient said it had "restricted net entree astatine our sites" pursuing an effort to summation entree to its systems.

It comes nan time aft nan Co-op unopen down parts of its IT systems to fend disconnected a hack, while Marks & Spencer continues to woody pinch a cyber onslaught that has costs it millions of pounds successful mislaid sales.

Harrods said its flagship shop remained open, and it continues to run its online sales.

Customers are not being asked to not "do thing otherwise astatine this point".

A connection from Harrods read: "We precocious knowledgeable attempts to summation unauthorised entree to immoderate of our systems.

"Our seasoned IT information squad instantly took proactive steps to support systems safe and arsenic a consequence we person restricted net entree astatine our sites today.

"Currently each sites including our Knightsbridge store, H beauty stores and airdrome stores stay unfastened to invited customers. Customers tin besides proceed to shop via harrods.com.

"We are not asking our customers to do thing otherwise astatine this constituent and we will proceed to supply updates arsenic necessary."