Staples is still suffering disruption after being hit by a cyber-attack late last week, the retailer has revealed.
The office supplies giant apologized to customers for any inconvenience, in an updated service message on its main website.
Earlier reports said the cyber-attack, which was first revealed by the firm on Thursday, had caused temporary disruption to Staples' processing and delivery at a critical time for retailers.
That would seem to suggest a ransomware attack, which often forces organizations to unplug systems from the internet to contain the spread of an attack.
Much of the $100m that MGM Resorts claimed to have lost in a recent ransomware attack came as a result of disruption to services, including slot machines, that occurred when IT systems were taken offline.
Tamara Kirchleitner, senior intelligence operations analyst at Centripetal, said the breach of a large retailer should be a wake-up call to all organizations.
Rick Jones, CEO of DigitalXRAID, argued that retailers in particular need to be vigilant at what is the most important time of the year for their business.
This Cyber News was published on www.infosecurity-magazine.com. Publication date: Mon, 04 Dec 2023 10:30:13 +0000