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Retailer Co-op: Attackers snatched all 6.5M member records

ID: 015a2577-8653-5f26-ab30-1bffdeb368b4

STIX ID: report--015a2577-8653-5f26-ab30-1bffdeb368b4

Feed Name: The Register (Security)

Threat Score
72/100

Date Published: 2025-07-16

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Connor Jones

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Co-op Group confirmed that 6.5 million members had their personal data copied in an April cyberattack attributed to Scattered Spider; defenders blocked the actors before ransomware deployment and no financial/transaction data were impacted. The report also notes related retail attacks affecting other UK retailers, four arrests by the NCA, government concern about critical infrastructure resiliency, and Co-op initiatives aimed at diverting potential cyber offenders into ethical cybersecurity careers.

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