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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Business
Alex Croft

M&S hackers tricked IT help desk workers to access company systems, says report

Hackers who targeted Marks & Spencer and the Co-op tricked IT workers to gain access into their companies systems, according to a report.

The “social engineering” attack on the Co-op allowed cybercriminals to reset an employee’s password before breaching the network, with a similar tactic used against M&S, sources revealed to BleepingComputer website.

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