Believed to have been from the Scattered Spider group, the attackers got into the retailer's IT systems via a contractor and were able to work undetected in the systems for 52 hours

19 days ago

Scattered Spider hackers in UK are ‘facilitating’ cyber-attacks, says Google

found 2025 › May › 16 (Fri) @ 14:05 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠ › International

US retailers being targeted after attacks on Britain’s Marks & Spencer, the Co-op and Harrods

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UK-based members of the Scattered Spider hacking community are actively “fac…

21 days ago

‘Aggressive’ hackers of UK retailers are now targeting US stores, says Google

found 2025 › May › 14 (Wed) @ 19:55 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠ › International

Alphabet warns of ‘Scattered Spider’, network of hackers reportedly behind cyberattack against UK retail giant M&S

Alphabet’s Google warned on Wednesday that hackers responsible for paralyzing disrupt…

30 days ago

British 'ringleader' of hacking group 'behind M&S cyber attack' fled his home after 'masked thugs burst in and threatened him with blowtorches'

found 2025 › May › 05 (Mon) @ 09:10 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

Tyler Buchanan, 23, is the suspected boss of the Scattered Spider cyber gang who crippled the supermarket over Easter weekend, wiping hundreds of millions off its market value.

33 days ago

The shocking truth about the baby-faced British ringleader of the shadowy international criminal network Scattered Spider... and why experts believe they are behind the devastating M&S hack

found 2025 › May › 03 (Sat) @ 01:25 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

Last week, as Marks & Spencer was grappling with the escalating chaos wreaked by hackers, an unassuming young British man boarded a plane to the USA alongside law enforcement officers

Harrods, M&S hit by cyberattack: What happened, who’s behind it?

found 2025 › May › 02 (Fri) @ 14:21 UTC

a story from Al Jazeera 🚨 › Al Jazeera English

A hacking group called Scattered Spider is believed to be behind the reported ransomware attack on Marks & Spencer.

36 days ago

Notorious hackers are 'behind M&S cyber raid': Retail giant calls in Scotland Yard as finger is pointed at gang that blackmails firms for millions

found 2025 › Apr › 29 (Tue) @ 23:20 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

A shadowy group operating under the name Scattered Spider was yesterday said to be behind the attack, which has crippled the retailer for more than a week.

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