Synopsis
Who hacked Marks and Spencers and Co-op? We go inside the cyber-attacks that shook the British high street and ask how flaws in digital defences were exposed.
- Programme: Inside the High Street Cyber-Attacks
- Channel: BBC News
- Broadcast year: 2025
- Business & Management
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