A letter from the M&S hackers landed in my inbox - this is what happened next

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BBC's Joe Tidy spoke directly to those who claim they are responsible for hacking M&S and Co-op.

On Thursday, Google's cyber security division issued warnings that it was starting to see Scattered Spider-like attacks on US retailers now too.

As for the hackers I spoke to on Telegram, they declined to answer whether or not they were Scattered Spider."We won't answer that question" is all they said.

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Category: Business

Markets: United KingdomEgyptMalaysiaMali

Topics: Co-op Dragonforce Hack Telegram Cyber Attacks Hackers Been Security

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Published On: 2025-05-18 @ 00:43:33 (19 hours ago)

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