The U.K. National Crime Agency said the suspects are in custody in relation to the hacks targeting Marks & Spencer, Harrods, and the Co-op.
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7:53 AM PDT · July 10, 2025
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U.K. authorities confirmed on Thursday they had arrested four individuals for allegedly carrying out a series of hacks earlier this year targeting the British retail sector, including Marks & Spencer, Harrods, and the Co-op.
Four people arrested over cyber-attacks on M&S, Co-op and Harrods
British teenagers arrested over M&S hacking spree
Four arrested in connection with M&S and Co-op cyber attacks
Four arrested over cyber attacks on M&S, Co-op and Harrods
UK crime agency arrests 4 people over cyber attacks on retailers
Four arrested on suspicion of breaching Computer Misuse Act, blackmail, money laundering and joining activities of organised crime
Three male teenagers and a woman taken into custody in connection with retail cyber attacks
Three men and one woman - aged between 17 and 20 - have been arrested in London and the Midlands.
M&S was forced to suspend online operations in April after hackers targeted its systems
The hackers claiming responsibility for the mass cyber attacks have now provided evidence which proves that private customer and…
Hackers were said to have stolen the photographs, names and addresses of about 8,000 children.
