The Independent reports:
Hackers who targeted Marks & Spencer and the Co-op tricked IT workers to gain access into their companies systems, according to a report.
The “social engineering” attack on the Co-op allowed cybercriminals to reset an employee’s password before breaching the network, with a similar tactic used against M&S, sources revealed to BleepingComputer website.
Hundreds of agency workers at Marks & Spencer were told not to come into work as the retailer dealt with the fallout of a cyberattack which saw the company lose £650m of value in a matter of days.
… The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has issued new guidance to combat the “social engineering” technique used against the UK supermarkets by the hackers from the Scattered Spider network.
Read more at The Independent.
