The Works Stores Ltd

The Works, UK's high street retailer had to shut down its stores as it was targeted in a sophisticated cyber-attack.

The attackers targeted its payment tills and affected around 500 stores across the country.

The Works immediately investigated the incident and made some protective changes to further strengthen its security position.

Source: https://www.bitdefender.com/blog/hotforsecurity/the-works-hit-by-hackers-uk-retailer-shuts-some-stores-after-problems-with-payment-tills/?web_view=true

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/theworksstores

"id": "the17126422",
"linkid": "theworksstores",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "04/2022",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "6",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the economy of a geographical region"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Retail',
                        'location': 'UK',
                        'name': 'The Works',
                        'size': 'Around 500 stores',
                        'type': 'Retailer'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Payment tills',
 'description': 'The Works, a UK high street retailer, was targeted in a '
                'sophisticated cyber-attack that forced the shutdown of its '
                'stores. The attackers targeted the payment tills, affecting '
                'around 500 stores across the country. The Works immediately '
                'investigated the incident and made protective changes to '
                'strengthen its security position.',
 'impact': {'downtime': 'Store shutdown',
            'operational_impact': 'Affected around 500 stores',
            'systems_affected': ['Payment tills', 'Store operations']},
 'investigation_status': 'Ongoing',
 'response': {'remediation_measures': ['Protective changes',
                                       'Strengthening security position']},
 'title': 'Cyber-Attack on The Works Retail Stores',
 'type': 'Cyber-Attack'}