- Peter Green Chilled told his customers that he had undergone a ransomware attack
- He temporarily ceased to deliver goods
- The markets feel the attack of the attack
Peter Green Child, a British logistics company that distributes refrigerated and frozen foods to British supermarkets, recently suffered a ransomware attack that caused serious problems throughout the supply chain.
According to several media reports, the company sent its customers on May 15 by the company to inform them of the cybersecurity incident that occurred the day before. The BBC, citing the director general of the company, Tom Binks, said that transport activities were operational, but that new orders were not processed.
No other details on the attack itself was given. Therefore, we do not know who the attackers are, how they managed to infiltrate the computer infrastructure of Peter Green Child, or how much they require in ransom.
How the attack affects supermarkets
We also do not know if the attackers stole sensitive files, as usual in ransomware attacks. The company does not respond to media requests at the moment, it seems.
Peter Green Child is not the biggest organization of its industry, but it still plays an important role, because it provides major British supermarkets, notably Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Aldi. It also serves Co-OP and M&S, which are currently aimed at their own cyber attacks.
Peter Green’s attack sent undulations throughout the industry. Speaking during a morning radio program, the founder of the Black Farmer food brand explained how Peter Green not delivering goods will probably cost the company around $ 133,000 per week. And it’s just a business, for a week of work.
Cybercriminals love to target critical infrastructure providers because the pressure is enormous and forces organizations to pay the ransom request to maintain the business. For Jamie Moles, principal technical director at the NDR Extrahop supplier, cybersecurity in retail and logistics must be treated with the same gravity that it is treated in critical infrastructure.
“Cybersecurity in the logistics of the retail chain and the supply chain must be treated with the same gravity as critical infrastructure,” he told Techradar Pro in a statement sent by e-mail. “The protection of digital systems is no longer optional and the modernization of the way organizations can see in their networks will improve resilience against threats such as ransomware, ensuring continuity and confidence in the systems on which we all count every day.”
Via The register
