Luxury UK retailer and department store Harrods confirmed on May 1, 2025 a cyberattack. This is the third UK retailer suffering a cyberattack, following earlier cyber-attacks on Co-operative Group (Co-op) and Marks and Spencer (M&S).
“We recently experienced attempts to gain unauthorised access to some of our systems.” reads a statement published by the company. “Our seasoned IT security team immediately took proactive steps to keep systems safe and as a result we have restricted internet access at our sites today.”
“Currently all sites including our Knightsbridge store, H beauty stores and airport stores remain open to welcome customers. Customers can also continue to shop via harrods.com.”
As of this writing, none of the retailers affected have instructed customers to take any action.
A hacking group called Scattered Spider is believed to be behind the M&S cyberattack.
Read more about it here.