British govt agents step in as Harrods becomes third mega retailer under cyberattack

Harrods, a globally recognized purveyor of all things luxury, is the third major UK retailer to confirm an attempted cyberattack on its systems in under two weeks.

It confirmed the incident in a statement, hinting that, like Co-op's case earlier in the week, the attack may not have been successful.

"We recently experienced attempts to gain unauthorised access to some of our systems," it told The Register.

"Our seasoned IT security team immediately took proactive steps to keep systems safe and as a result we have restricted internet access at our sites today.

"Currently all sites including our Knightsbridge store, H beauty stores, and airport stores remain open to welcome customers. Customers can also continue to shop via harrods.com.

"We are not asking our customers to do anything differently at this point and we will continue to provide updates as necessary."

Harrods opted not to answer The Register ...