Arnold Clark hit by Christmas cyber attack
03 January 2023
Arnold Clark was hit by a Christmas Eve cyber attack. The retailer said it affected computer and telephone systems, which were out of action for several days over Christmas.
Employees had to take customer details using pen and paper, an insider told The Scottish Sun. “It’s like being back to the 1970s.”
Telephones were restored on Wednesday 28 December.
They added that “the IT guy was on holiday in Italy but they couldn’t get hold of him… eventually they tracked him down to his hotel and he was told he had to get the first flight home”.
The Arnold Clark IT security team has subsequently carried out a full investigation and concluded that there is no evidence of any customer data being compromised.
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