Hundreds of Scots join fight for M&S data hack payout

Claims against company could top £100million

- BY JENNIFER HYLAND

HUNDREDS of Scottish customers have joined a class action against M&S after the Sunday Mail revealed the retail giant is facing a multi-million-pound case for failing to keep personal data safe.

It comes after hackers obtained customer and staff information that could include home addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers and online ordering histories of millions of people in a cyber attack in April.

We revealed last week Thompsons Solicitors have launched a class action suit which could result in compensation payouts of several hundred pounds per customer.