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TÜV Rheinland Suffers Cyberattack

July 3, 2024

A ransomware gang has managed to penetrate a TÜV Rheinland training network. Access data may have leaked in the process. The affected network segment was deactivated immediately after the attack was detected. TÜV Rheinland’s corporate network and the other training network were not affected by the incident.

A well-known hacker group called Ransomexx claims to have infiltrated IT systems of the Cologne-based testing service provider TÜV Rheinland AG and stolen a total of 650 GB of company data. As can be seen in a screenshot shared by Falconfeeds.io on X , the attackers have not yet given any details about the stolen data. “The post will be available shortly ,” says Ransomexx’s data leak page.

French Pharmacy Wholesaler hit by Cyberattack

October 19, 2024

The cyberattack at CERP began on Saturday, October 19. It targeted “information” systems. The company buys medicines from manufacturers to resell them to pharmacies. As of Saturday morning, pharmacies were asked to postpone their medication orders until Monday. According to the Brittany Regional Health Agency, they have been able to place orders online again since yesterday evening. Orange Cyber Defense teams worked all weekend to counter the cyberattack.

Large Swedish Electrical Wholesalers, Elektroskandia, Loses Millions

September 3, 2024

On September 5, Elektroskandia, with a large central warehouse in Örebro, was exposed to a cyber attack. Since then, all common IT systems have been down. Elektroscandia could neither pick nor deliver orders for almost two weeks.

Philippines’ Largest Fast-food Chain hit by Data Breach

June 21, 2024

Philippines’ largest fast-food chain, Jollibee Foods Corporation said the data breach may have exposed personal data of 32 million customers and 650 million records related to the Jollibee’s food delivery operations.

The compromised data reportedly includes sensitive customer information such as names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, and hashed passwords. Additionally, extensive records of food delivery orders, sales transactions, and service details have been exposed.

Operations Disrupted at Co-op locations in Western Canada

June 26, 2024

Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL) has been forced to shut down internal and customer-facing systems at local retail Co-op stores and cardlock fuel locations across Western Canada as a result of a cybersecurity incident. The unplanned outage was first noted on social media by local Co-ops on Wednesday, June 26.

Supply problems varied by store, stocks of food items like bread, fresh produce, baking supplies and dairy products were slim or non-existent. Cardlock fuelling stations were hit hard in the first few days.

Canadian London Drugs Refused to Pay $25M Ransom

April 28, 2024

The ransomware attack on London Drugs paralyzed operations across 79 stores in Western Canada for over a week, and further disrupted services in the other Canadian provinces. On May 7 all stores had fully reopened. London Drugs improvised so about half of its chain could provide pharmacy services to ensure existing prescriptions wouldn’t be interrupted.

The breach resulted in the theft of sensitive corporate files, including extensive employee records like immigration applications, termination letters, and personal data such as financial information and medical records.

Payment Services impacted at Rural Indian Banks after Ransomware Attack

July 29, 2024

recently found itself thrust into the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. A major ransomware attack crippled C-Edge Technologies’ systems. The company is a leading provider of IT solutions for the Indian banking and financial sector. The attack caused a ripple effect that disrupted payment services at nearly 300 small banks across India.

The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) disconnected all forms of retail payment services offered by C-Edge Technologies after the company allegedly came under a ransomware attack two days ago.

Operations Disrupted at US Branch of Grocery Giant Ahold Delhaize

November 6, 2024

Ahold Delhaize said it had “detected a cybersecurity issue within its U.S. network”. The company said the attack took certain systems offline and affected some pharmacies and e-commerce services.

Hannaford’s e-commerce services remained unavailable Monday morning, continuing an outage that began last week. On Friday, Hannaford posted on Instagram that it had canceled pickup and delivery orders that day “as our associates cannot view orders placed.” The websites for Giant Food, Stop & Shop, The Giant Company and Food Lion each posted an identical note online last Friday saying that customers may experience disruptions and reduced availability for pickup and delivery due to “system outages.” It’s unclear how much the cybersecurity issue has impacted Ahold Delhaize’s e-commerce sales.

UPDATE April 2025 : The company confirmed that data was stolen from its U.S. business systems.

Hackers Attack Alzura, German Tire Trading Company

February 5, 2024

The online tire and parts retail giant Alzura has fallen victim to a hacker attack. According to the company, dealer accounts on Alzura Tyre24 as well as the white label solutions “Tyre Shopping” and “Alzura Shop” are among those affected by the latest hacker attack.

Cyberattack at Staples Disrupts Internal Operations.

November 27, 2023

American office supply retailer Staples took some of its systems down to contain impact of a cybersecurity attack and protect customer data. Staples confirmed that it was forced to take protective action to mitigate what it described as a “cybersecurity risk.” The response measures disrupted backend processing and product delivery.

In March 2023, Staples-owned distributor Essendant also experienced a multi-day outage that prevented customers and suppliers from placing or fulfilling online orders.

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