Security News > 2022 > June > Fast Shop Brazilian retailer discloses "extortion" cyberattack
Fast Shop, one of Brazil's largest online retailers, has suffered an 'extortion' cyberattack that led to network disruption and the temporary closure of its online store.
Fast Shop is an online retailer selling a wide range of products, including computers, smartphones, gaming consoles, furniture, beauty products, and home appliances.
The cyberattack occurred Wednesday, impacting the Fast Shop main website, mobile apps, and online ordering system, as the retailer took systems offline as part of its incident response protocol.
The threat actors claimed that over the past 72 hours, they were actively extorting Fast Shop after accessing the firm's databases on AWS, Azure, GitLab, and IBM cloud, stealing website/app source code and valuable user and corporate data.
Threat actors allegedly used the stolen information to blackmail Fast Shop into paying a ransom; otherwise, all data would be leaked to the public.
While Fast Shop is disputing the hacker's claims, everyone who has an account on the Brazilian e-commerce platform should reset their passwords if they use the same credentials on other websites.