Luxury store Harrods is latest retail victim of cyber attackers
- Harrods, a luxury London department store, confirmed it faced recent attempts of unauthorized access to its systems on May 1, 2025.
- This cyberattack occurred amid similar incidents targeting major UK retailers Marks & Spencer and the Co-op Group earlier in the same week.
- Harrods restricted internet and VPN access at its sites, including Knightsbridge, H beauty stores, and airport stores, while keeping them open for customers.
- A Harrods representative explained that their experienced IT security team acted swiftly to protect their systems, leading them to limit internet connectivity at their locations for the day.
- The incident caused small impacts to some back office and call center services, but customers are not currently asked to change their behavior, and updates will continue.
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British department store Harrods hit by cyber attack, third company in a week
The British department store Harrods says hackers have tried to break into the systems. The company has slowed down internet traffic in its stores as a precaution. It is the third company in a week to experience a cyber attack in the United Kingdom. Despite the attack, physical and online stores are open. In addition to the famous luxury department store on Brompton Road in London, Harrods has cosmetic stores in the UK and stores at British airp…
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