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M&S cyber attack: Customer data stolen, company confirms M&S says personal customer data stolen in recent cyber attack
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Marks & Spencer has revealed that the contact details and date of births of some customers has been stolen in the recent cyber attack which continues to disrupt its services. Marks & Spencer has revealed that some personal customer data has been stolen in the recent cyber attack, which could include contact details and date of births.
The High Street giant said the personal information taken also included online order histories, but said the data theft did not include useable payment or card details or any account passwords. The High Street giant said the personal information taken could also include online order histories, but added the data theft did not include useable payment or card details, or any account passwords.
M&S was hit by the cyber attack some three weeks ago and is still struggling to get services back to normal, with online orders still suspended.M&S was hit by the cyber attack some three weeks ago and is still struggling to get services back to normal, with online orders still suspended.
The retailer said customers would be prompted to reset passwords for accounts "for extra peace of mind".The retailer said customers would be prompted to reset passwords for accounts "for extra peace of mind".
Stuart Machin, chief executive of M&S, said the company was writing to customers on Tuesday to inform them that "unfortunately, some personal customer information has been taken". M&S chief executive Stuart Machin said the company was writing to customers on Tuesday to inform them that "unfortunately, some personal customer information has been taken".
"Importantly, there is not evidence that the information has been shared," he added. "Importantly, there is no evidence that the information has been shared," he added.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. M&S confirmed the contact information stolen could include people's names, telephone numbers and home and email addresses, but said any card information taken would not be useable as it does hold full card payment details on its systems.
You can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on X to get the latest alerts. In an email to customers, M&S operations director Jayne Wall said: "You do not need to take any action, but you might receive emails, calls or texts claiming to be from M&S when they are not, so do be cautious.
"Remember that we will never contact you and ask you to provide us with personal account information, like usernames, and we will never ask you to give us your password."