Ukraine’s largest home improvement retailer disrupted by cyberattack

Summary: Ukraine’s largest home improvement retailer, Epicentr, has suffered a large-scale cyberattack that disrupted operations at numerous stores and affected key IT systems. The attack rendered checkout systems inoperable, impacting customer purchases and order deliveries. While most stores resumed operations, ongoing issues with accounting systems and potential delays in online orders persist.

Affected: Epicentr, a major home improvement retailer in Ukraine

Keypoints :

• Epicentr confirmed a targeted cyberattack affecting its sales registers and logistics services.
• Customers experienced issues with checkout systems, order delivery, and access to the company’s app and website.
• This incident marks the third major cyberattack on a Ukrainian company in recent months amid ongoing conflict.
• Ongoing disruptions with accounting systems have resulted in missing financial records and delays in generating reports.
• Epicentr has sustained damage to its infrastructure along with losses from missile strikes since the onset of war.