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title: "Scam Messages and emails increase exponentially after M & S Cyber Attack"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/scam-messages-and-emails-increase-exponentially-after-m-s-cyber-attack-foaxssxgn
source_url: https://www.cybersecurity-insiders.com/scam-messages-and-emails-increase-exponentially-after-m-s-cyber-attack/
type: article
source: "Cybersecurity Insiders"
published: 2025-05-19T05:41:59.656Z
updated: 2025-05-19T05:42:13.998Z
tags: ["security", "cyber", "ransomware", "data-breach"]
reading_time: 2
upvotes: 2
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# Scam Messages and emails increase exponentially after M & S Cyber Attack

**[Cybersecurity Insiders](https://daily.dev/sources/cybersecurityinsiders)** · 2 min read · 2 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Marks and Spencer faced a cyberattack that exposed personal data of 9.4 million customers due to a vulnerability from human error. Hackers accessed sensitive information, including some payment card details, though crucial data like CVVs were protected. The DragonForce ransomware group demands $4 million, but M&S refuses to pay. The breach has led to increased spam communications and affected physical stores through product shortages, accentuated by panic buying.

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Tags: [#security](https://daily.dev/tags/security), [#cyber](https://daily.dev/tags/cyber), [#ransomware](https://daily.dev/tags/ransomware), [#data-breach](https://daily.dev/tags/data-breach)

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