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UNFI supplies a vast ecosystem of retailers, including Whole Foods Market, which relies heavily on its distribution network. This breach not only raises concerns about UNFI's internal resilience but also underscores broader risks to food supply chains and retail operations. UNFI also provided a systems update regarding the issue.
The spate of cyberattacks impacting the retail industry continues, with the latest victim being United Natural Foods (UNFI), which supplies organic produce to Whole Foods, Amazon, Target, and Walmart, amongst many others. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
The attack on M&S, which is still unfolding, has wiped more than 750 million off the companys market value. Reports suggest their systems were infiltrated as early as February 2025, with sensitive data reportedly stolen and ransomware deployed to disrupt their infrastructure.
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The Cactus ransomware group claims to have hacked Coop, one of the largest retail and grocery providers in Sweden. Coop is one of the largest retail and grocery providers in Sweden, with approximately 800 stores across the country. The Cactus ransomware group added Coop to the list of victims on its Tor leak site.
A cyberattack affected Ahold Delhaize USA brands, disrupting Giant Food, Hannaford, their pharmacies, and e-commerce services. A cyberattack hit the food giant Ahold Delhaize impacting US pharmacies and supermarket chains owned by the company.
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CommScope, an American company that is in the business of providing network infrastructure, was reportedly hit by a ransomwareattack. German-based company Rheinmetall has become a victim of a cyberattack recently, and hackers fraudulently accessed data related to industrial customers, largely from the automobile sector.
S ome operations at INA Group, Croatia’s biggest oil company, and its largest petrol station chain were disrupted by a cyberattack. A ransomwareattack has disrupted operations at INA Group, Croatia’s biggest oil company, and its largest petrol station chain. “Market supply is secure. .
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million cyberattacks on cloud user accounts. And most of them were malware related followed by account hijackings and targeted attacks against vulnerabilities. As per the report, the industries that were majorly targeted include retail, technology, financial, public and healthcare sector along with education and energy.
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The world’s largest recreational boat and yacht retailer MarineMax, disclosed a data breach following a cyberattack. The world’s largest recreational boat and yacht retailer MarineMax disclosed a data breach that impacted over 123,000 individuals.
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Swedish supermarket chain Coop is the first company to disclose the impact of the recent supply chain ransomwareattack that hit Kaseya. The supermarket chain Coop shut down approximately 500 stores as a result of the supply chain ransomwareattack that hit the provider Kaseya. ” reads a statement from Visma.
Omnicell, an American healthcare technology provider has released a press statement that its IT Infrastructure was targeted by ransomware early this month, affecting its internal systems severely. And is also into the business of offering retail software to pharmacies operating in the region under the Omnicell and Enliven Health brand. .
Control Systems and Operational Technology vulnerabilities are a critical concern due to endemic security issues at the product and service layers; this coupled with constant profiling for vulnerable attack surface inevitably leads to disruptive attacks that has broader supply chain manifestation.
Retailer WH Smith disclosed a data breach following a cyberattack, threat actors had access to access company data. Retailer WH Smith revealed that threat actors have breached its infrastructure and had access to the data of about 12,500 current and former employees.
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Clop ransomware group claims to have hacked hundreds of companies globally by exploiting MOVEit Transfer vulnerability. The Clop ransomware group may have compromised hundreds of companies worldwide by exploiting a vulnerability in MOVEit Transfer software. ” reads the message published by the gang.
British multinational oil and gas company Shell has confirmed that it has suffered a ransomwareattack conducted by the Clop group. The Clop ransomware gang claims to have hacked hundreds of companies by exploiting the above issue. WE ARE ONLY FINANCIAL MOTIVATED AND DO NOT CARE ANYTHING ABOUT POLITICS. “
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