Co-op staff told to keep cameras on in meetings after hack attempt

Co-op has informed employees to keep their cameras on during remote work meetings as the company deals with an ongoing cyberattack.

The convenience store chain urged its 70,000 workforce to remain vigilant as its IT teams work to protect their systems.

Co-op also told staff not to record or transcribe calls, or post any sensitive information into Teams chats, the BBC reported.

It comes after the retailer confirmed it had to shut down parts of its IT systems in response to hackers trying to gain access to its systems over the weekend.

Co-op said the challenges were still ongoing but that there was no impact to any of its stores or funeral homes.

A spokesperson for Co-op told Retail Gazette: “We have recently experienced attempts to gain unauthorised access to some of our systems.

“As a result, we have taken proactive steps to keep our systems safe, which has resulted in a small impact to some of our back office and call centre services.”

It comes as M&S is suffering from supply issues as it struggles from the fallout of a ransomware attack over the Easter Bank holiday.

The retail giant was unable to take contactless payments and was forced to suspend all online orders last week as part of its “proactive management” of the incident.

Hacking group Scattered Spider has been named in connection with the ongoing M&S cyberattack.

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