Harrods has become the latest in a string of major retailers to be targeted by cyber hackers.
The luxury London department store has been trying to fight off the attack after similar incidents in recent days at Marks and Spencer and the Co-op.
One customer reportedly told Sky News he had been unable to make a purchase at Harrods earlier today.
A Harrods spokesperson said: ‘We recently experienced attempts to gain unauthorised access to some of our systems.
‘Our seasoned IT security team immediately took proactive steps to keep systems safe, and as a result, we have restricted internet access at our sites today.
‘Currently, all sites including our Knightsbridge store, H beauty stores and airport stores remain open to welcome customers.
Harrods has become the latest in a string of prominent retailers to be targeted by cyber hackers (Stock image)
‘Customers can also continue to shop via harrods.com.
‘We are not asking our customers to do anything differently at this point, and we will continue to provide updates as necessary.’
Harrods is understood to be using specialists to help fix and investigate the problem.
Scotland Yard detectives are probing the devastating IT meltdown at M&S thought to be caused by teenage hackers, it was reported this week.
A shadowy group operating under the name Scattered Spider was previously said to be behind the attack, which has crippled the retailer for more than a week.
Detectives have been working alongside the National Cyber Security Centre and data watchdog the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
Bosses at the retailer are said to have asked for help from experts at Microsoft as well as cyber security professionals CrowdStrike and Fenix24.
