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M&S hackers sent abuse and ransom demand directly to CEO


The criminals told the retailer's boss he could make things "fast and easy" if he complied with their demands.

The message to M&S CEO Stuart Machin - which was in broken English - was sent on the 23 April from the hacker group called DragonForce using the email account of an employee. A darknet link shared in the extortion email connects to a portal for DragonForce victims to begin negotiating the ransom fee. In the early stages of the M&S hack, unknown sources told cyber news site Bleeping Computer that evidence is pointing to Scattered Spider.

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