The Co-op has apologised after hackers managed to access the data of a “significant number” of past and current members.
The firm said the compromised data included names and contact details but not passwords or bank and credit card details.
It said it was “continuing to experience sustained malicious attempts”.
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and the National Crime Agency (NCA) are helping the company investigate.
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A spokesperson described it as a “highly complex situation” and said it had “implemented measures to ensure that we prevent unauthorised access to our systems”.
“As a result of ongoing forensic investigations, we now know that the hackers were able to access and extract data from one of our systems,” said a statement.
“The accessed data included information relating to a significant number of our current and past members.”
It said the data compromised also did not include information on customer transactions or products and services someone may have with Co-op Group.
“We appreciate that our members have placed their trust in our Co-op when providing information to…
