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Harrods has been targeted by cyber hackers in the latest attempted cyber attack on major retailers.
The luxury London department store said it has been fighting “attempts to gain unauthorised access to some of our systems” after major brands Marks & Spencer and the Co-op Group recently endured similar incidents.
In a statement issued on Thursday, a Harrods spokesperson told The Independent: “We recently experienced attempts to gain unauthorised access to some of our systems.
“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.”
They said customers could also continue to shop on the Harrods’ website.
“We are not asking our customers to do anything differently at this point and we will continue to provide updates as necessary,” they added.
It comes after Co-op, which has over 7,000 stores across the UK, had to shut down parts of its IT systems on Wednesday following an attempted hack.
The group said some of its back office and call centre services were affected but that all stores, including grocery and funeral homes, were trading as usual.
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