A darknet link shared in the extortion email connects to a portal for DragonForce victims to begin negotiating the ransom fee. This is further indication that the email is authentic.
Sharing the link – the hackers wrote: "let's get the party started. Message us, we will make this fast and easy for us."
The criminals also appear to have details about the company's cyber-insurance policy too saying "we know we can both help each other handsomely : ))".
The M&S CEO has refused to say if the company has paid a ransom to the hackers.
DragonForce ended the email with an image of a dragon breathing fire.