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M&S Click & Collect returns 15 weeks after cyber attack | M&S Click & Collect returns 15 weeks after cyber attack |
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Marks & Spencer has resumed its click and collect service 15 weeks after it stopped the service following a hugely damaging cyber attack. | Marks & Spencer has resumed its click and collect service 15 weeks after it stopped the service following a hugely damaging cyber attack. |
The retailer stopped taking orders on its website and app for clothing and home deliveries and also paused its in store collection service on 25 April. | The retailer stopped taking orders on its website and app for clothing and home deliveries and also paused its in store collection service on 25 April. |
Online orders resumed on 10 June and the company has now announced on its website that click and collect has resumed. | |
The firm said customers can also now return their online orders to any M&S store. | |
Some customer data was stolen in the attack and customers have been advised to remain cautious about receiving emails, calls or texts claiming to be from M&S. | Some customer data was stolen in the attack and customers have been advised to remain cautious about receiving emails, calls or texts claiming to be from M&S. |
As well as disrupting its online business, the hack affected the company in-store too, leaving some shelves bare in the days after it was first targeted. | As well as disrupting its online business, the hack affected the company in-store too, leaving some shelves bare in the days after it was first targeted. |
M&S estimates the cyber attack will reduce profits for the current year by around £300m. | M&S estimates the cyber attack will reduce profits for the current year by around £300m. |
It hopes some of the loss will be covered by insurance. | It hopes some of the loss will be covered by insurance. |
In July, M&S chief executive Stuart Machin told investors that the retailer would be over the worst of the aftermath of the incident by August. | In July, M&S chief executive Stuart Machin told investors that the retailer would be over the worst of the aftermath of the incident by August. |
M&S has not revealed who or what was behind the cyber incident on its systems, but has previously acknowledged it was a ransomware attack. | |
In May, the National Crime Agency (NCA) named the cyber-criminal collective Scattered Spider as a key part of their investigation. | |
Then in July, four people were arrested by police investigating the cyber-attacks at both M&S and the Co-op. | |
All four individuals were later bailed pending further inquiries. | |
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