Harrods is latest retailer to be hit by cyber-attack

Harrods said it had restricted internet access at its sites to keep its systems safe. Photograph: Matt Crossick/PA

Harrods has been hit by a cyber-attack, just days after Marks & Spencer and the Co-op were targeted.

The luxury department store is understood to have been forced to shut down some systems, but said its website and all its stores, including the Knightsbridge flagship, H beauty and airport outlets, continued to operate. It is understood the retailer first realised it was being targeted earlier this week.