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Marks & Spencer admitted that customer personal data had been taken by hackers after the retail giant was hit by a damaging cyber attack last month.
Chief executive Stuart Machin said the data had been accessed due to the sophisticated nature of the incident but stressed that this does not include payment or card details, or account passwords.
Retail experts have said it is likely to lead to a significant profit hit.
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