Parent company of Farmers and Whitcoulls victim of cyber-attack

Parent company of Farmers and Whitcoulls victim of cyber-attack
Whitcoulls stores were among those affected. (Image: BusinessDesk)
Gregor Thompson
Retail group James Pascoe has been the victim of a cyber-attack that has disrupted trading across the country’s stores. On Tuesday evening, the owner of Whitcoulls and Farmers confirmed it had experienced a cyber-attack over the weekend. “Our security systems detected the attack quickly, minimising any potential damage. This affected our store telephone lines, customer service contact email and other IT systems. We are investigating further, but most of the systems have been restored,” the company said. The comp...

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