Woman and three teenagers arrested over M&S, Co-op and Harrods cyber attacks

Four radical person been arrested by constabulary investigating the cyber attacks targeting M&S, Co-op and Harrods.

A 20-year-old pistillate and 2 males, aged 19, and 1 aged 17, were detained successful London and the West Midlands this greeting by officers arsenic portion of a National Crime Agency (NCA) operation.

They were arrested connected suspicion of Computer Misuse Act offences, blackmail, wealth laundering and participating successful the activities of an organised transgression group.

M&S stopped online orders and customers faced bare shelves successful shops aft the cyber onslaught connected the retailer earlier this year.

The Co-op and Harrods were besides targeted by hackers successful April and May.

The individuals were arrested astatine their homes by officers from determination organised transgression units and their physics devices were seized for analysis.

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