Ransomware attack shuts down major Swedish grocery chain

Ransomware attack shuts down major Swedish grocery chain — — -Brussels (Brussels Morning) A major ransomware attack on a US technology provider company forced a Swedish grocery store chain to close all of its 800 stores, since the attack rendered the store’s cash registers unusable.

While the closure of the Coop stores was the most visible part of the attack, the hacking assault also affected Sweden’s state railways services, and a pharmacy chain. Experts believe thousands of smaller companies may have been affected as well.