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Who are Scattered Spider, the infamous young hacking group linked to M&S cyber attack?

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M&S may have been hacked by a group of notorious cyber-criminals known as Scattered Spider .

The British retailer has been unable to accept contactless payments and customers are also unable to shop online.

Some members of the group are believed to be as young as 16 , with the group meeting up on hacker forums.

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