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M&S hackers sent abuse and ransom demand directly to CEO

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By Joe Tidy

The Marks & Spencer hackers sent an abuse-filled email directly to the retailer’s boss gloating about what they had done and demanding payment, BBC News has learnt.

The message to M&S CEO Stuart Machin – which was in broken English – was sent on the 23 April from the hacker group DragonForce using an employee email account.

The email confirms for the first time that M&S has been hacked by the ransomware group – something that M&S has so far refused to acknowledge.

Read more at BBC News

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