Co-op Cyber Attack Avoids Lockdown

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Co-op narrowly avoided an even worse cyber attack, BBC learns

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BBC learns Co-op narrowly avoided being locked out of its computer systems during cyber attack.

Hackers claim responsibility for both attacks - but failed to infect system with Ransomware .

Revelation could help explain why Co-Op has started to recover more quickly than M&S.

Cyber criminals claim they are from DragonForce which operates an affiliate cyber crime service so anyone can use their malicious software and website to carry out attacks.

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Neutral language

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informal

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English

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possibly offensive

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not hateful