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M&S head Archie Norman won’t say if he authorized #DragonForce #ransomware hacker payday.

British shopping titan M&S is still dealing with the mess caused by April’s #ransomware attack. There’s at least three months more work ahead says the firm’s chairman, Archie Norman (pictured).

But there are persistent rumors M&S paid #ScatteredSpider’s ransom demand. In #SBBlogwatch, Norman will neither confirm nor deny.

@TheFuturumGroup @TechstrongGroup @SecurityBlvd: securityboulevard.com/2025/07/

Immer wieder hört man von Geschäftsleitern, dass #Cyberrisiken vernachlässigbar seien, weil man im unwahrscheinlichen Zweifelsfall einfach ein #Lösegeld zahlen kann und der Fall damit erledigt ist.

Doch nicht umsonst gibt es den Spruch "Wer einmal zahlt, zahlt auch zweimal." Am Beispiel der der rivalisierenden #Cybercrime-Gruppierungen "#DragonForce" und "#RansomHub" wird deutlich, dass "Ehre" unter Cyberkriminellen ein sehr zweifelhafter Begriff ist:

heise.de/news/Doppelte-Erpress #cybersecurity

heise online · Doppelte Erpressung möglich: Cyberkriminelle im ClinchBy Andreas Knobloch

This is a timely reminder to ensure any third-parties with access to your systems follow the same cyber policies you'd expect your internal staff to follow.

#ScatteredSpider are particularly good at #SocialEngineering their way via a third-party to other victims.

For clarity, #ScatteredSpider are considered the initial access group, #DragonForce #ransomware is the malware deployed once #ScatteredSpider are inside your network.

bleepingcomputer.com/news/secu