Approximately 11,000 Starbucks locations across North America have been impacted by a ransomware attack targeting one of its major IT providers. Additionally, two British supermarket chains are also among those affected, while Ford is currently evaluating if its operations have been impacted …
The WSJ reports that the breach originated from an attack on Blue Yonder, a well-known IT services provider with a prestigious clientele.
Fortunately for coffee enthusiasts, the attack has not disrupted sales in the stores, as it mainly affected backend operations.
On Monday, Starbucks announced that the ransomware attack has impacted the company-owned stores within its network of approximately 11,000 locations in North America. This has hindered the coffee chain’s ability to process employee payments and manage schedules, forcing café managers to manually calculate staff pay.
For the time being, Starbucks is compensating employees based on their scheduled shifts, which could result in being overpaid or underpaid depending on actual hours worked. The company has assured that all baristas will receive payment for hours worked in due course.
British supermarket chains Sainsbury’s and Morrisons have also been impacted.
Morrisons, operating around 1,600 convenience stores and 500 supermarkets in the UK, stated that the outage has affected its systems for managing fresh food and produce warehouses. “We are currently functioning effectively using our backup systems, and we are diligently working to serve our customers nationwide,” a spokesperson for Morrisons commented.
Sainsbury’s, which operates 600 supermarkets and over 800 convenience stores in the UK, reported that it is in “close communication” with Blue Yonder and has enacted contingency plans.
Ford has acknowledged its status as a Blue Yonder client but is still assessing whether its operations have been affected.
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