Harrods cyber attack: Luxury store is latest target in worrying trend

Harrods has become the latest Brit chain to be targeted in an attack by hackers.

The luxury brand confirmed in a statement this evening that its IT security team was forced to act following "attempts to gain unauthorised access to some of our systems".

A spokesperson for Harrods said: "We recently experienced attempts to gain unauthorised access to some of our systems.

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"Our seasoned IT security team immediately took proactive steps to keep systems safe, and as a result, we have restricted internet access at our sites today.

"Currently, all sites including our Knightsbridge store, H beauty stores and airport stores remain open to welcome customers.

"Customers can also continue to shop via harrods.com. We are not asking our customers to do anything differently at this point, and we will continue to provide updates as necessary."

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