Summary
An Indian IT company, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), is investigating if it played a role in a cyber attack that disrupted the UK retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S). The attack has caused ongoing issues with M&S's online shopping services and is expected to significantly impact their profits this year.
Key Facts
- TCS is looking into whether its services were used to access M&S's systems during a cyber attack.
- M&S stated that hackers accessed their systems through a third party.
- TCS and M&S have not made any public comments about the investigation.
- The attack has disrupted M&S's online sales since the end of April.
- M&S estimates the cyber attack could reduce their profits by about £300 million this year.
- A group called Scattered Spider is suspected to be behind the attack.
- TCS provides IT services for many well-known companies and has a large global workforce.
- The hack is believed to involve young hackers from the US and UK.
