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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Sarah Butler

Co-op forced to shut down part of IT system after hack attempt

A Co-op sign
The Co-op says its stores and funeral homes are operating as usual. Photograph: Co-op/PA

The Co-op has been forced to shut down parts of its IT system after discovering an attempted hack only days after Marks & Spencer faced a serious cyber-incident.

In a letter to staff sent on Tuesday and seen by the Guardian, the mutual said it had “taken steps to keep systems safe” so had “pre-emptively withdrawn access to some systems for the moment”.

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