Cyberattack shuts Swedish supermarket giant
800 stores closed after checkouts targeted in latest of rising number of attacks worldwide
One of Sweden’s biggest supermarket chains says it had to temporarily close 800 stores nationwide after a cyberattack blocked access to its checkouts.
“One of our subcontractors was hit by a digital attack, and that’s why our checkouts aren’t working any more,” Coop Sweden, which accounts for around 20% of the supermarket sector, said in a statement on Saturday.
“We regret the situation and will do all we can to reopen swiftly.”
Coop Sweden did not name the subcontractor or reveal the hacking method that was used against it on Friday evening.
But the attack comes at a time when ransomware…
