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Peter Green Chilled, a key food distributor supplying major UK supermarkets including Tesco, Aldi, and Sainsbury's, has fallen victim to a ransomware attack. The cyberattack, which took hold around May 14th, has disrupted the delivery of fresh meat products, putting pallets of food at risk of going to waste. While the specific ransomware group responsible has not been publicly identified, the company has reported the incident to the National Crime Agency (NCA) and the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and is implementing "workarounds" to continue deliveries. One of their customers has expressed concern that thousands of products are at risk.

The ransomware attack has forced Peter Green Chilled to halt operations, as confirmed by their Managing Director, Tom Binks. The company has stated it will issue "regular updates" to clients while the attack continues. It appears to be an incident involving encryption and not just data exfiltration. The phone number listed for Peter Green Chilled on its website appears to be blocking inbound calls, and its general enquiries email address is not accepting incoming messages from senders outside the organization.

The incident highlights the increasing threat of cyberattacks targeting the retail sector and supply chains. Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones, founder of The Black Farmer, told the BBC that his company has thousands of packets of meat sitting in limbo due to the attack. Similar cyber-related issues are currently affecting Co-op and M&S. Cyberattacks, particularly ransomware attacks, have become a significant threat to retail businesses worldwide and can lead to product shortages and significant disruption.


References :

• DataBreaches.Net: Supplier to major UK supermarkets Aldi, Tesco & Sainsbury’s hit by cyber attack with ransom demand
• The Register - Security: Ransomware attack on food distributor spells more pain for UK supermarkets
• ComputerWeekly.com: Retail cyber attacks hit food distributor Peter Green Chilled
• thecyberexpress.com: Peter Green Chilled Cyberattack Disrupts Supermarket Supply Chain Across the UK
• www.cybersecurity-insiders.com: In a troubling development, a new victim of ransomware has emerged today, targeting a key food distributor that supplies refrigerated goods and groceries to major UK supermarket chains, including Tesco, Aldi, and Sainsbury’s.
• www.cybersecurity-insiders.com: Ransomware attack on UK Food Distributor to supermarkets
• www.itpro.com: Everything we know about the Peter Green Chilled cyber attack
• Tech Monitor: Ransomware attack hits Peter Green Chilled, disrupting UK retail supply chain
• bsky.app: Maybe you've never heard of Peter Green Chilled, but it supplies food to some of the UK's largest supermarkets.... and it's just been hit ransomware. Delivery of fresh meat products have been disrupted, and pallets of food are at risk of going to waste.

Classification:

• HashTags: #ransomware #cyberattack #supplychain
• Company: Peter Green Chilled
• Target: UK Supermarkets
• Product: Supply Chain
• Feature: Supply Chain Disruption
• Malware: Ransomware
• Type: Ransomware
• Severity: Major