M&S to shed light on shopper response to cyber attack disruption Next week, the retailer will fully report its sales and profits over the period when its systems were hit for the first time. Evening Standard · Oct 31, 2025
Marks & Spencer issues online shopping update following ‘damaging’ cyber attack The high street giant was forced to suspend online operations in April after hackers targeted its systems The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2025
M&S’s online business should be ‘fully’ operational by end of month, CEO says Stuart Machin tells AGM retailer hopes to put ‘vast majority’ of cyber-attack chaos ‘behind us’ by August The Guardian - UK · Jul 1, 2025
Worst of cyber attack impact to be over by August, says M&S boss In April, retailer Marks & Spencer was forced to halt online orders after it was targeted by hackers. Evening Standard · Jul 1, 2025
Final phase of ‘Not for EU’ food labelling comes into force The Government believes the labels are likely to become unnecessary when the UK and EU finalise a new agrifood deal. Evening Standard · Jul 1, 2025
M&S boss slams ‘bureaucratic madness’ of products requiring ‘not for EU’ labels Stuart Machin says labels, designed stop British goods leaking into bloc, add ‘another layer of unnecessary costs and red tape’ The Guardian - UK · Jun 27, 2025
Post-Brexit food labelling branded ‘bureaucratic madness’ by M&S boss ‘Not for EU’ labels have been phased in since 2023 when the post-Brexit trading deal was agreed The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2025
M&S boss criticises post-Brexit food labelling as ‘bureaucratic madness’ Stuart Machin said more than 1,000 M&S products being transported to Northern Ireland will need to have a ‘Not for EU’ label. Evening Standard · Jun 27, 2025
DragonForce and Scattered Spider: Inside the hacker groups linked to M&S cyberattack Marks & Spencer has continued its online orders six weeks after a cyberattack, believed to be caused by DragonForce and Scattered Spider The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2025
M&S hack: DragonForce cyber criminals sent abuse-filled ransom demand to retailer's CEO The email was reportedly sent to M&S chief executive Stuart Machin from the hacker group DragonForce Evening Standard · Jun 6, 2025
M&S hackers sent abuse and ransom demand directly to chief executive M&S is predicted to take a £300m hit to profits after the cyberattack in April The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2025
M&S CEO directly targeted by hackers demanding ransom payout DragonForce ransomware gang sent threatening emails directly to M&S CEO Stuart Machin. TechRadar · Jun 6, 2025
Too scared to shop? Why retail is a prime target for criminals It all points to a vulnerability amongst retail businesses, despite the fact that the threat from cyber attacks has existed for many years. But why are retail businesses being targeted? Fortune · Jun 5, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Jun 2, 2025 M&S boss’s pay package soared to £7.1m weeks before cyber-attack Stuart Machin received 39% bump for year ending March thanks to sharp rise in performance-linked bonuses
The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2025 M&S boss’s pay surges to £7.1m despite retailer being hit by huge cyber attack Stuart Machin received a jump in bonus payments linked to a rise in Marks and Spencer’s share price before it was knocked by a major cyber attack
Evening Standard · Jun 2, 2025 Marks & Spencer boss’s pay deal surges to £7.1m Stuart Machin received a jump in bonus payments linked to a rise in the firm’s share price before it was knocked by a major cyber attack.
The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2025 The cyber-attack is costly and embarrassing. But M&S should pull through If £300m can be whittled down to £150m, it’s a big hit but still a long way from upsetting M&S’s broader revival
Evening Standard · May 21, 2025 Marks & Spencer hack: When will the retailer be back to normal? The retailer has said a recent cyber attack will cost the firm around £300 million.
The Independent UK · May 21, 2025 UK retailer Marks & Spencer puts cyberattack cost at $400 million with disruptions ongoing British retailer Marks & Spencer estimates that a cyberattack that stopped it from processing online orders and left store shelves empty will cost it about 300 million pounds, or $400 million
Evening Standard · May 21, 2025 Marks & Spencer blames ‘human error’ as cyber attack set to cost £300m The high street retail giant halted orders on its website and saw empty shelves after being targeted by hackers around the Easter weekend.
The Independent UK · May 13, 2025 Cyber attacks: What to do if you fear your personal information has been stolen M&S has revealed that customer personal data has been taken by hackers
Evening Standard · May 13, 2025 Marks & Spencer reveals customer data taken by hackers after cyber attack The retail giant said the personal data accessed does not include payment or card details, or account passwords.
The Independent UK · May 13, 2025 M&S admits customer data was stolen by hackers in cyber attack The retail giant has stressed that payment or card details have not been accessed