Scattered Spider is focus of NCA inquiry into cyber-attacks against UK retailers

Detectives say English-speaking hacker community a key suspect after M&S, Co-op and Harrods targeted

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A hacker community known as Scattered Spider is a key suspect in a criminal inquiry into cyber-attacks against UK retailers including Marks & Spencer, detectives have said.

Scattered Spider, a loose collective of native English-speaking cybercriminals, has been strongly linked with hacks against M&S, the Co-op and Harrods. M&S said on Wednesday it will take an estimated £300m hit to profits after its systems were hacked last month. Continue reading…
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