Joe Tidy Cyber correspondent, BBC World Service Getty Images An abusive email sent by the Marks & Spencer hackers to the retailer’s boss gloating about the hack and demanding payment has been seen by the BBC. The message to M&S CEO Stuart Machin – which was in broken English – was sent on the 23...
Access to the social media platform X has been restricted in Tanzania after some official accounts of government and private institutions were targeted by hackers. On Tuesday, the official police account was compromised, with sexually explicit material and false information that the president had died being posted. The police dissociated itself from the information and...
Joe Tidy Cyber correspondent, BBC World Service Getty Images Cyber criminals have told BBC News their hack against Co-op is far more serious than the company has previously told the public. Hackers contacted the BBC with proof they had infiltrated IT networks and stolen huge amounts of customer and employee data. After being approached on...
The Co-op has shut down parts of its IT systems in response to hackers attempting to gain access to them. It said the “proactive measures” it had taken to fend off the attack had had a “small impact” on its call centre and back office. Meanwhile, The Metropolitan Police has confirmed it’s looking into the...