The British police arrested four people, including three teenagers, on Thursday in connection with an April cyberattack that cost the retail giant Marks & Spencer millions of pounds and disrupted operations at Harrods and Co-op. All four people remain in custody, arrested on suspicion of Computer Misuse Act offenses, blackmail, money laundering and participating in an organized crime group, according to a statement by Britain’s National Crime Agency. Among the three retailers, Marks & Spencer, one of Britain’s largest, was hit hardest. The attack caused months of damage. The company said in May that the “highly sophisticated” attack cost it about 300 million pounds ($407 million) in lost profits this year.

Source: The Times July 10, 2025 15:15 UTC