Co-operative Group Limited, also known as Co-op is based in the UK and owns chains of retail stores. They recently discovered an attempt to hack into their system, and this article details the response to this discovery. Co-op responded by consulting a cybersecurity experts to resolve issues that they may be facing (though it’s unclear as to what issues they are facing exactly). In addition to this, Co-op has restricted remote access so workers cannot access applications that require a VPN from home and are encouraging their employees to not share or transcribe any of their meetings and to report any suspicious emails.
