Security Affairs reports:
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 stores are co-owned by 3.5 million members in 29 consumer associations. All surplus that is created in the business goes back to the members or is reinvested in the business, which creates a circular cycle.
The Cactus ransomware group claims to have hacked Coop and is threatening to disclose a huge amount of personal information, over 21 thousand directories.
The Cactus ransomware group added Coop to the list of victims on its Tor leak site.
Read more at Security Affairs.
Update of January 18:
Ransomware gang Cactus says it has released data belonging to 167,000 people connected to Swedish grocery chain Coop after apparently failing to reach an agreement. The company has admitted to being breached in a cyberattack, but insists that it never received a demand for payment.
Ransomware gang Cactus took credit for last month’s attack and has not been idle with the stolen data – an update on its dedicated leaks website dated January 18th says that it has released the entire haul of 257GB.
Read more at Cybernews.
