“If you’re in the industry, this a great opportunity to take this to the board, ask for the budget, ask for what you need to mitigate the risks,” said Cliff Steinhauer, director of information security and engagement at the National Cybersecurity Alliance. “You know the phrase, ‘Don’t let a good crisis go to waste.’ I hate to say that, but you can take incidents like this and quantify it.”
Seward Community Co-op’s Franklin Avenue location in Minneapolis posted signs on empty shelves following the UNFI cyberattack last week.
Steinhauer and others believe the attack on UNFI was likely ransomware. Typically, that means a hacker has been able to access and lock up key systems, promising to free them only after the target pays a ransom.
“It does have all the telltale signs of a ransomware attack because the apparent effects are so widespread,” said Adam Marrè, the chief information security officer at Eden Prairie-based Arctic Wolf.
But the company has released few details. UNFI on Wednesday declined to answer questions about the nature of the attack “as the investigation is ongoing.”
“We’ve made significant progress toward safely restoring our electronic ordering systems,” the company said in a statement.
UNFI distribution centers are again taking orders and making deliveries as of Sunday. The short-lived disruption at Cub pharmacies also ended last week.
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