Marks & Spencer website glitch allowed users to view other customers' personal data

Charlee Gothard
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Site suspended for two hours Tuesday night, said to be fixed now

Marks & Spencer (M&S) last night had to suspend its retail website after users complained they saw other people's contact details when they logged into their accounts. The "internal error" affec...

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