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Spinneys network intrusion delays UAE supermarket openings
On 16 July 2022 hackers accessed part of Spinneys' network in the UAE, affecting store operations and delaying openings at supermarkets. The company acknowledged a short-lived operational disturbance; subsequent disclosures indicated access to customer information on systems related to delivery orders. Claims that a particular ransomware group encrypted stores are not independently verified.
67
Estimated severity
67 / 100
92
Source reliability
92 / 100
Approximate Date
2022-07-16
Targeted Company
SPINNEYS
Targeted Company Supply Chain Impact
Distribution & Fulfillment
Procurement & Sourcing
Production & Manufacturing
Sales (Retail & Ecommerce)
Warehousing
Service Delivery
Unrecognized Impact
Supply Chain Relations
No information
Geographic Impact
Country Targeted Company
Other Affected Countries
No other affected countries reported
Target country
United Arab Emirates
Affected countries
United Arab Emirates
Impacted regions
No information
Operational Impact
Duration
No information
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Operational disruptionService degradation
Affected sectors
Retail
Affected departments
Facilities & Physical OperationsInformation TechnologySales
Attack Profile
Attack types
Data breachUnauthorized access
Attributed threat actors
No information
Sources
Incident Sources
thenationalnews.comhttps://www.thenationalnews.com/business/technology/2022/07/16/supermarket-chain-spinneys-targeted-by-hackers/thenationalnews.comhttps://www.thenationalnews.com/business/technology/2022/08/03/spinneys-looking-into-claims-that-ransomware-group-is-leaking-its-data/thenationalnews.comhttps://www.thenationalnews.com/business/technology/2022/07/22/spinneys-suspects-some-customer-data-was-compromised-in-last-weeks-cyber-attack/