Question follow-through · 54591

Marks & Spencer: Cybercrime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the recent cyberattacks on Marks and Spencer have been investigated by the relevant authorities.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body: Home Office
Tabled: 22 May 2025
Target answer date: 2 Jun 2025
Answer: 3 Jun 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

22 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the recent cyberattacks on Marks and Spencer have been investigated by the relevant authorities.
2 Jun 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
3 Jun 2025
Answer published
The National Cyber Security Centre and National Crime Agency are working to fully understand the nature of these attacks, and to provide support and expert advice to the affected organisations, as well as the wider sector.

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