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Co-op boss confirms all 6.5m members had data stolen


In her first interview since the attack, Co-op's chief executive said she was "incredibly sorry" to customers.

Co-op then admitted the criminals had "accessed data relating to a significant number of our current and past members". BBC News later discovered from the alleged attackers that the company disconnected the internet from IT networks in the nick of time to stop the hackers from deploying ransomware and so causing even more disruption. They were apprehended on suspicion of Computer Misuse Act offences, blackmail, money laundering and participating in the activities of an organised crime group.

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