Harrods is the latest retail store in the UK suffering from cybersecurity

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Harrods has been targeted by the luxury store by Internet criminals, making it the latest major retail stores in the UK being a victim of infiltrators within days.

The retail seller owned in Qatar said on Thursday that the IT security team has climbed attempts by infiltrators to “unauthorized access to some of our systems” by restricting access to the Internet in its stores and offices.

Attack Harrods It comes a few days after Marx and Spencer targeted and cooperated by Internet criminals. Accidents shed light on the increasing security risks of retailers who have large databases for customers, and the increasing need for them to obtain strong cyber defenses in place.

M&S has not been able to accept online requests since last Friday and is still fighting to restore its entire operations. FTSE 100 retail company revealed for the first time that its systems were at risk last Tuesday.

He said on Wednesday that the cooperative had to stop part of his information technology system after discovering a breach attempt. The group owned by the two parties said that its operations were not largely affected, with only a small impact on some of its rear services and the call center.

Harrods said that all its stores, including the pioneering Knightsbridge branch, the beauty chain and airport units, were open as usual, and shoppers could continue to buy goods via the Internet.

The company added: “We do not ask our customers to do anything different at this stage.” Sky News told the cybersecurity for the first time.

All three retailers occur to the National Cyber ​​Security Center, which helped them understand the nature of the attacks.

NCSC CEO Richard Horn He said, “The disorder caused by the recent incidents … is of course a cause of concern,” and “it must be an invitation to wake up to all organizations.”

Jimmy Smith, the global administrative director of Cyber ​​Security at the S-RM, a consultant providing digital forensic services, said retailers often have an attractive target for piracy groups because of “large customer databases with payment information … which are of high value.”

He added: “This information works as a blackmail of the attacker.”

Lauren Wales Dixon, head of data privacy at the Gordons Office, said that Harrods’s response indicates that “a strong electronic safety plan is applicable” because “the attack did not affect sales.”

However, she added: “This incident-and the similar threats faced by the cooperative and blood dancers-highlight the importance of these measures, and indeed the risks to retailers are exposed to a growing digital world.”