The retail giant Marks and Spencer has revealed that customer personal data has been taken by hackers following a cyber attack.
The luxury department store Harrods has warned shoppers their personal data may have been stolen in an IT systems breach.
Tens of thousands of airline passengers across Europe are being affected by a cyber attack that hit airports across the continent but in particular Brussels.
London Heathrow and Berlin.
It seems every week we hear a new report of a cyber attack.
Recent prominent examples include the hack on retailer marks and expenses,
which has reportedly cost the company around £300 million.
Other recent attacks include those on Jaguar Land Rover, Harrods,
several European airports including Heathrow and the co-op, all causing massive economic disruption.
While it seems at this stage these attacks have predominantly come from cyber criminals working within the UK rather than other nation states.
They highlight the destruction that cyber attacks can wreak.
What if those attacks were on our critical infrastructure?
Our national grid.
Our water supply.
Is the UK prepared?
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