Emil Frey email hacker warning
07 February 2022
Emil Frey, Europe’s largest retailer group, was the victim of a cyber attack last month. Now, the hacker group, called ‘Hive’, is threatening to publish the stolen data.
More than 220Mb of documents including customers’ personal data have already been published on a file-sharing website. Hive is planning to publish a further 300Gb of data.
Experts claim the retailer has been attacked with ransomware: criminals encrypt and steal data, only releasing it for a ransom. If they also threaten to publish the data, it is known as ‘double extortion’. 
Emil Frey has already informed customers about the attack.
Closer to home, a serious ransomware cyber attack on KP Snacks could lead to supply issues until the end of March as the firm “cannot safely process orders or dispatch goods”. Again, hackers are threatening to release information in order to force KP to make a payment.
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