harrods warns customers their data may have been stolen in it breach

Harrods has warned that its IT systems have been breached,potentially compromising online customers’ details (Picture: Getty Images)

Harrods has warned online customers that their data may have been compromised in an IT systems breach.

Clients have been reassured that only ‘basic personal identifiers’ have been leaked,such as names and contact details.

The department store said that no payment details or passwords had been taken.

They added that the breach relates to a third-party platform and not the Harrods website directly,Sky News reported.

The luxury store in Knightsbridge was previously the subject of a cyberattack in May.

However,this latest breach is an unrelated incident.

Harrods says the latest breach is unrelated to a previous incident in which hackers tried to take data from the store’s systems earlier this year (Picture: Getty Images)

A spokesperson for Harrods said: ‘We have been notified by one of our third-party providers that some Harrods e-commerce customers’ personal data has been taken from one of their systems. 

‘We have informed affected customers that the impacted personal data is limited to basic personal identifiers including name and contact details but does not include account passwords or payment details.

‘The third-party has confirmed this is an isolated incident which has been contained,and we are working closely with them to ensure that all appropriate actions are being taken. We have notified all relevant authorities.

‘No Harrods system has been compromised and it is important to note that the data was taken from a third-party provider and is unconnected to attempts to gain unauthorised access to some Harrods systems earlier this year.’

It is the latest in a string of cyber-related incidents affecting retailers and other organisations.

Household high street names,including M&S,Jaguar Land Rover and Coop have all been hit with attacks.

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Third-party providers and platforms have also become a subject of concern after thousands of flights were disrupted at various airports including Heathrow and Brussels after shared check-in software suffered from a cyber incident.

Experts say that such firms can be a ‘weak point’ to be exploited by hackers,as they can allow access to data across a range of organisations.

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