Co-op confirms data theft after DragonForce ransomware claims attack

The Co-op cyberattack is far worse than initially reported, with the company now confirming that data was stolen for a significant number of current and past customers. "As a result of ongoing forensic investigations, we now know that the hackers were able to access and extract data from one of our systems," Co-op told BleepingComputer. "The accessed data included information relating to a significant number of our current and past members." "This data includes Co-op Group members' personal data such as names and contact details, and did not include members' passwords, bank or credit card details, transactions or information relating to any members' or customers' products or services with the Co-op Group." On Wednesday, UK retail giant Co-op downplayed the cyberattack, stating that it had shut down portions of its IT systems after detecting an attempted intrusion into its network. However, soon after the news broke, BleepingComputer learned that the company did indeed suffer a bre ... Read full article.