The retail giant M&S was hit with a cyber incident which affected click and collect orders and contactless payments in-store, now there's a further development

Marks and Spencer has temporarily stopped taking orders from its website and apps amid the deepening fallout of a cyber attack.

Shares in Marks & Spencer fell after the retailer said it would suspend taking online orders in the UK and Ireland due to a recent cyber incident.

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The high street giant admitted on Tuesday that it was responding to an 'incident' after customers began reporting problems over the busy Easter bank holiday weekend.

The historic retailer said it is ‘working extremely hard to restart online and app shopping’ and apologised again for disruption to shoppers.

Marks & Spencer has suspended all online orders after a cyber attack triggered payment meltdown

Marks and Spencer has suspended all online shopping services in Ireland following a major cyber incident.