The British arm of Dutch supermarket chain Spar has shut hundreds of shops after suffering an “online attack,” the company has confirmed to The Register.
“This has not affected all SPAR stores across the North of England,” a Spar spokesman told us, “but a number have been impacted over the past 24 hours and we are working to resolve this situation as quickly as possible.”
LancsLive, a local news website for Lancashire, reported that a “total and widespread IT outage” hit the chain at the weekend, along with “security breach” problems today.
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Source: The Register