An American IT company, Kaseya, which manages the checkouts of thousands of stores across the country, has been attacked by ransomware, software that blocks access and demands a ransom.
First direct consequence: a large supermarket chain, Coop, had to close more than 800 stores on Saturday, its checkouts being paralyzed by the attack.
“It’s an extraordinary situation that shouldn’t happen, lamented the spokesperson for Coop. We have to think hard about how to avoid this in the future. “
Some experts claim that up to 1,000 companies may have been affected by this ransomware attack, the purpose of which is clearly to extort funds. All eyes are on Russia, where cyber attacks regularly start. The American president ordered an investigation on Saturday and said he was “not yet sure that it is not the Russian government”.
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