Africa: Ransomware Ring Claims Attack On Africa's Largest Retail Chain Shoprite

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A Shoprite retail outlet in Nigeria (file photo).
20 June 2022
TechCrunch (San Francisco)
By Annie Njanja and Carly Page

RansomHouse, a ransomware gang, has claimed responsibility for the cyberattack on Shoprite, Africa's largest retailer.

The attack, which Shoprite confirmed a week ago, compromised customer data in Eswatini, Namibia and Zambia, the company said. Shoprite said the data breach "included names and ID numbers, but no financial information or bank account numbers."

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