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TFG, H&M and InterMarché all targeted by cybercriminals as threat to retail rockets

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TFG, H&M and InterMarché all targeted by cybercriminals as threat to retail rockets

TFG, the parent company of fashion brands Whistles, Hobbs and Phase Eight, is the latest retailer to suffer a cyber-attack.

South African retail group The Foshini Group (TFG) said it became aware that some of its IT systems had been breached on Sunday 11 October, affecting its London operations, specifically its Phase Eight, Whistles and Hobbs brands. Other brands, including The White Stuff, were not affected.

It said that it has “no reason to believe payment information is at risk” and it has reported the breach to the relevant authorities.

Stores remain open, but some website functions and order processing have been disrupted.

H&M is also investigating claims it was targeted by a group of cybercriminals known as Shinyhunters. “We are aware of information circulating online regarding a potential cyber security incident and are currently investigating the claims,” H&M told BBC News in a statement.

“At this time, we have not found any indications that our data environment has been compromised.”

And yesterday (12 October) cyberhackers turned up the heat in fridges at hundreds of Intermarché shops and Coopérative U outlets in France, meaning hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of spoiled food had to be thrown away.

The cyber-attacks come a week after online fashion retailer ASOS was targeted by cyber-criminals . Thousands of its mobile app users and customers received a pop-up message purporting to be from hackers, stating that they have “fully compromised the Snowflake instance” and warning ASOS to engage with them or they would leak it.


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