CYBERSECURITY

French hypermarket chain Auchan said it experienced a data security incident that compromised the sensitive personal information of its loyalty programme customers. In a notification sent to affected customers, the multinational retail group said that it has recently been a victim of a significant cyber attack that involved threat actors infiltrating its internal network and accessing the sensitive personal data of its loyalty programme customers. Auchan immediately launched an investigation, with assistance from external cyber security experts, to determine the nature and scope of the incident. The investigation revealed that...