After all, it's not been just any old hack, it is a hack on M&S - and thus more significant and unsettling, especially now the Metropolitan Police are involved.
The cyber attack on Marks & Spencer, reported to have been carried out by a gang of teenage hackers, has sent a ripple of fear through the high street and spread dismay among investors.
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