Over Easter, retail giant Marks & Spencer (M&S) discovered that it had suffered a highly damaging ransomware attack that left some shop shelves empty, shut down online ordering, some staff unable to clock in and out, and caused some of its major suppliers to resort to pen and paper.

In a gloating abuse-filled email to M&S CEO Stuart Machin, the DragonForce hacker group claimed responsibility for the attack.

Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

Graham Cluley

Source: GrahamCurley
Source Link: https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/marks-spencers-ransomware-nightmare-more-details-emerge