Marks & Spencer has issued a major update in the wake of the cyber attack that crippled the high street giant.
The retailer, which was left reeling from the devastating hack, has today warned contact details and dates of births from some customers have been stolen.
And M&S said other personal details were also pilfered by cyber crooks, including customers’ order histories.
However, bosses at the retailer have insisted that no data relating to shoppers payment or card details, or account passwords, had been taken.
It’s unclear how many shoppers have been affected by the data breach.
Stuart Machin, M&S chief executive, said the firm was writing to customers to inform them that ‘unfortunately, some personal customer information has been taken’.
‘Importantly, there is not evidence that the information has been shared,’ he said, adding: ‘Everyone at M&S is working around the clock to get things back to normal for our customers as quickly as possible, and we are very sorry for any inconvenience they have experienced.’
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