M&S cyber-attack linked to hacking group Scattered Spider

Reports on group thought to have previously hit MGM Resorts come as Marks & Spencer online orders still paused

A major cyber-attack on Marks & Spencer has been linked to a hacking collective known as Scattered Spider, which is previously thought to have hit MGM Resorts and the US casino operator Caesars.

The group, which has previously been found to include people in their 20s from the UK and the US - some of whom faced charges over attempts to steal cryptocurrency via phishing attacks in the US - are reported to have encrypted key M&S systems using ransomware, according to the technology specialist site BleepingComputer.