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M&S 'had no plan' for cyber attacks, insider reveals, with staff left sleeping in the office amid 'paranoia' and 'chaos'

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Hackers have been holding M&S to ransom for more than a week , forcing the retailer to suspend online orders and halt recruitment.

Source: "We didn't have any business continuity plan [for] this," and that the company had no plan for such an incident.

They said staff were being forced to work on personal devices in an ad-hoc manner, with internal advice constantly changing.

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