Cencosud , one of the largest retail chains in Latin America, was hit by a ransomware attack this weekend. The perpetrators behind this were the Egregor group, who have impacted the Cencosud’s network, causing the stoppage of some services in some of its stores . It’s not known what data was encrypted and how much ransom was being demanded.
Egregor Hits Cencosud
Cencosud is a multinational company based in Chile, having branches in Columbia, Peru, Brazil, and Argentina. With over 140,000 employees and $15 billion in revenue (2019), Cencosud is one of Latin America’s largest retail chains. As per Clarín, an Argentinian media, Cencosud was hit by a ransomware group this week.
This was observed when electronic services at Easy store in Buenos Aires, part of Cencosud, stopped accepting “Cencosud Card,” pickup of web purchases and product returns. While Cencosud hasn’t balmed anyone yet, BleepingComputer claims that the Egregor ransomware group was behind this attack. It’s the same group that has hit Barnes and Noble last month.
Easy de Almagro, Ciudad de Buenos Aires (Credito de la foto: @Lucasaie84 ) #ransomware pic.twitter.com/FXnQyQKagL — Daniel Monastersky (@identidadrobada) November 14, 2020
