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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Technology
George Lithgow

Wave of retailer hacking incidents ‘a wake-up call’, minister to say

Pat McFadden will set out the action the Government is taking to boost the country’s cyber protections (Lucy North/PA) - (PA Archive)

A wave of cyber attacks should be “a wake-up call” for every business in the country, a senior minister will say.

Harrods became the latest high-profile UK retailer to fall victim to hacking in recent days, after a serious ransomware attack on Marks & Spencer forced the company to suspend online orders and halt recruitment.

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