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Carpetright is latest British business to be hit by cyber attack as hackers target company HQ to affect hundreds of customer orders

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  •  Hackers targeted the company HQ in Purfleet, Essex on Tuesday



Flooring chain Carpetright is the latest British business to be hit by a cyber attack affecting hundreds of customer orders. 

Hackers targeted the company HQ in Purfleet, Essex on Tuesday, sending malware to gain unauthorised access. 

Carpetright’s network was taken offline due to the cyber attack but bosses insist that the virus was isolated before any data was swiped. 

However phone lines are still down with callers met with the automated message ‘Thank you for your patience while we work on a solution’.

Staff and hundreds of customers were affected by the malicious virus with employees reportedly unable access their payroll information.   

Flooring chain Carpetright is the latest British business to be hit by a cyber attack affecting hundreds of customer orders (file pic)
Hackers targeted the company HQ in Purfleet, Essex on Tuesday, sending malware to gain unauthorised access (stock photo)

A source told The Sun: ‘Some staff networks were taken down including the portals that workers use to book time off and look at payslips.

‘It happened abruptly and was worrying because customers couldn’t get through to helplines.

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‘Everything at HQ was taken offline as that was the best way to stop the attack spreading to customer data.’

A spokesperson for Carpetright said: ‘We would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused.

‘We are not aware of any customer or colleague data being impacted by this incident and are testing and resetting systems, with investigations ongoing.’

The cyber attack at the flooring chain comes after hackers managed to access a ‘small number’ of patients’ data last month. 

Ransomware group – INC Ransom – targeted NHS Dumfries and Galloway and claimed it was in possession of three terabytes of data from NHS Scotland.

A post on its dark web blog included a ‘proof pack’ of some of the data, which was…

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Fujitsu Confirms Hackers Stole Customer Data

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Fujitsu has officially confirmed in a blog post that malware has been detected in its systems. Hackers could have stolen personal and customer information.

The confirmation was reportedly made late last week. The Japanese tech giant said a significant cybersecurity breach exposed systems and data, including sensitive client information. 

Fujitsu claims that after establishing the malware’s existence, it quickly separated the impacted business systems and took action, including surveilling additional company PCs. 

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Although the company claims to have not received any reports of customer data being misused, Fujitsu pointed out that the company has reported the event to the Personal Information Protection Commission and is currently creating individual notices for the affected consumers.

Fujitsu is reportedly the sixth-largest provider of IT services in the world. Its portfolio consists of software, hardware for telecommunications, cloud solutions, system integration, IT consulting services, and computing devices, including servers and storage systems.

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Fujitsu Data Breaches

The malware notification follows a hack into several Japanese government agencies’ offices in May 2021. Thanks to an exploit of Fujitsu’s ProjectWEB information-sharing technology, the hack gave rise to the unlawful access and subsequent theft of 76,000 email addresses and confidential information.

The stolen materials were among the sensitive data from government networks and perhaps air traffic control information from Narita International Airport.

Despite these Fujitsu data breaches, the company has proven to remain a global player in the tech industry, for better and for worse, most notably in the United Kingdom, wherein it reportedly became the epicenter of the “Post Office Scandal.”

More than 900 sub-postmasters were falsely convicted due to flaws in Fujitsu’s…

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Fujitsu hack raises questions, after firm confirms customer data breach • Graham Cluley

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Fujitsu hack raises questions, after firm confirms customer data breachFujitsu hack raises questions, after firm confirms customer data breach

Fujitsu has warned that cybercriminals may have stolen files with personal and customer data after it discovering malware on its computer systems.

The firm at the center of the British Post Office scandal, said in a Japanese press release that it had discovered the presence of malware on its computers, the potential theft of customer data, and apologised for any concern or inconvenience caused.

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Announcement published on Fujitu’s Japanese website.

The press release (a Google-translated version can be read here), is somewhat scant on detail.

For instance:

  • Fujitsu doesn’t disclose the malware found, the number of affected computers, or the internal systems or databases accessed.
  • Fujitsu doesn’t specify the type of malware found – a remote access backdoor? ransomware? something else?
  • Fujitsu doesn’t share details about the stolen information, calling it “personal information and customer information.” For instance, does it include contact details, passwords, or payment information?
  • Fujitsu announced on Friday 15 March that it suffered a cyber attack, but didn’t specify when it was discovered or how long the hackers had access to its systems and data.

Fujitsu says it has reported the incident to regulators and will contact affected individuals and customers.

The company also says that it has not seen any reports of the potentially stolen information being misused. Statements like these are meant to reassure affected parties, but they don’t make you feel much more comfortable in reality.

An absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. How could a company ever confidently and honestly claim it has incontrovertible proof that exfiltrated data has not been exploited by malicious hackers and online fraudsters?

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In the past, there have been many incidents where data stolen in a hack has not immediately shown up, before appearing on the dark web months or even years later.

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Roku Has More than 15,000 User Accounts Hacked, Stolen Data Sold for 50 Cents Per Customer on the Dark Web

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Hackers have stolen personal data, including credit-card authentication credentials, of 15,363 Roku users, with individual user account data selling for just 50 cents each on the Dark Web. 

Some Roku users were locked out of their accounts, with data thieves coopting them to make nefarious in-app purchases. 

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