The National Cyber Security Center of the United Kingdom warned that the cyber attack affecting several UK retail chains should be taken as a “wake-up call”.
The GCHQ British Intelligence Agency, NCSC provides assistance and guidance to private and public sector institutions following major cyber security events to protect the important services of the UK.
In a statement released this week, NCSC also confirmed that it is working with organizations affected in the retail to assess the nature and impact of the attacks.
“Interruption caused by recent events affecting the retail sector is a cause of concern for those businesses, their customers and the public,” NCSC CEO Dr. Richard Horn said,
“These events should act as a wake-up call for all organizations. I urge the leaders to follow the advice on the NCSC website to ensure that they have the appropriate measures to prevent and react and recover effectively.”
Ever since attacks came out, UK House of Commons’s Trade and Business Committee Also asked K CEO Marks and Spencer And Cooperativeness To share whether the relevant government agencies (including the National Crime Agency and the National Cyber Security Center) provided assistance.
Cyber attacks targeting Britain’s retailers
Harrods confirmed that it was targeted in a cyber attack on 1 May, which became the third major UK retailer to report cyber attacks in the last two weeks following events in the co-operative group (co-up) supermarket chain and British retailer veteran Marx and Spencer (M&S).
Harrods told Bleepingcomputer that the danger actors recently attempted to hack into their network, which inspired the luxury department stores to ban internet access to sites. While Harrods did not share whether its system was violated, limited access to some platforms signals on the active response to the attack.
On Wednesday, Co-op revealed another cyber phenomenon, which he described as an attempt to hack in his system. However, co-up chief Digital and Information Officer Rob Elsey said in an internal memorandum that employees have been urged to be vigilant while using email and Microsoft teams that VPN access has been disabled, indicating possible control measures after safety violations.
Last week, Marx and Spencer were also hit by a cyber attack, causing disruption in the online ordering system and affected its contactless payment and click on services and collect.
Bleepingcomputer later confirmed that Marx and Spencer Breach was a ransomware attack with danger actors using strategy related to scattered spider, where he deployed dragonforce ransomware on the company’s network.
Other high-profile attacks associated with scattered spider include MGM Resorts, Caesar, Melchimp, Twilio, Dordash, Coinbase, Riot Games and Redit.
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