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Factbox: Cyber threats disrupt global firms in US, UK and EU

Hertz Global Holdings

20/06/2025 18:37

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June 20 (Reuters) - Global companies are grappling with a surge in cyber and ransomware attacks, with increasingly sophisticated threat actors disrupting operations and compromising sensitive data across diverse sectors — from healthcare and financial services to retail and regulatory bodies.

Here is a list of companies and regulators across the U.S., UK, and European Union that have been affected by or reported cyber incidents this year.

Company Month Region Impact
Smiths Group SMIN.L January UK Cybersecurity incident involved unauthorised access to its systems.
Big Cheese Studio BCSP.WA January Poland An incident at the Polish game developer led to hackers gaining access to the company's game code systems and personal data of its employees. Hackers demanded a ransom of 100,000 zlotys in crypto currencies.
MGM Resorts International MGM.N January USA Court approved a $45 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit over two data breaches at MGM in 2019 and 2023, affecting millions of customers.
Clorox February USA A Clorox executive said the bleach maker has fully restored distribution that was lost during a cyber attack in 2023.
Eckert & Ziegler EUZG.DE February Germany Suffered a cyber attack on parts of its IT systems but said its production was largely unaffected
Marks & Spencer MKS.L April UK Online orders halted for more than 3 weeks leading to the British retailer flagging a 300 million pound hit to profit.
Hertz HTZ.O April USA Rental car firm reported some of its user data was stolen in a breach involving one of its vendors.
DaVita DVA.N April USA Dialysis firm was hit by ransomware attack that encrypted certain elements of its network, with some of its operations disrupted despite interim measures.
U.S. office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) April USA The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said that emails of executives and other employees of the agency were hacked, blaming longstanding vulnerabilities for the breach.
Emera Inc EMA.TO & its unit Nova Scotia power April USA The energy providers said they were addressing a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access to parts of their Canadian network and servers, while customer data was accessed & stolen.
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) April USA A whistleblower complaint says that billionaire Elon Musk's team of technologists (DOGE) may have been responsible for a "significant cybersecurity breach," likely of sensitive case files, at America's federal labor watchdog.
LVHM's Christian Dior Couture May France Hit by a cyber attack, with hackers obtaining some of its customers' data, Bloomberg News reported.
Co-op Group 42TE.L May UK Grocery chain reported that hackers had accessed and extracted customer data from one of its systems.
Harrods May UK Department store said hackers had attempted to break into its systems.
UK's Legal Aid Agency May UK A "significant" amount of personal data, including criminal records, of applicants who had applied for legal aid since 2010 was accessed & stolen.
Adidas ADSGn.DE May Germany Sportswear maker said an unauthorised external party had obtained certain consumer data through a third-party customer service provider, albeit not passwords or credit card data.
Victoria's SecretVSCO.N May USA Clothing and lingerie retailer suspended most of the functionality of its website and some in-store services for a few days to contain and prevent unauthorized network access.
TelefonicaTEF.MC June Spain Telecommunications company said it was looking into a potential cyberattack after data allegedly belonging to one million customers in Peru was released on an internet forum.
Richemont CFR.S June Switzerland Cartier, the luxury jewelry company owned by Richemont, had its website hacked and some client data stolen, it told customers.
SalesforceCRM.N June USA Hackers are tricking employees at companies in Europe and the Americas into installing a modified version of Salesforce's Data Loader app, Google said.
Britain's tax office (HMRC) June UK HMRC's security systems detected unauthorised access to some customers' online accounts in an attempt to claim money.
United Natural FoodsUNFI.N June USA Whole Foods supplier said it took certain systems offline after finding unauthorized activity on internal networks.
Philadelphia Insurance Companies June USA The insurer's staff remained offline for at least three days after a "major" ransomware event.
Erie Indemnity Company ERIE.O June USA The company, which manages Erie Insurance, identified unusual network activity after facing system outages and disruptions.
Washington Post June USA The newspaper said it is investigating a cyberattack on email accounts of some of its journalists, according to a source familiar with the matter and an internal memo reviewed by Reuters.
UBS UBSG.Sand Pictet June Switzerland The Swiss banks said they had suffered a data leak that did not compromise client information, although a newspaper report said thousands of UBS workers' data was affected.
Aflac AFL.N June USA The health and life insurer disclosed a cybersecurity incident in which personal information of its customers may have been compromised.

(SOURCE: Reuters' stories, company announcements, other news media outlets)

(Reporting by DhanushVignesh Babu, Ankita Bora and Puyaan Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Tasim Zahid and Sahal Muhammed)

((Ankita.Bora@thomsonreuters.com))

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Company	Month	Region	Impact
Smiths Group SMIN.L	January	UK	Cybersecurity incident involved unauthorised access to its systems.
Big Cheese Studio BCSP.WA	January	Poland	An incident at the Polish game developer led to hackers gaining access to the company's game code systems and personal data of its employees. Hackers demanded a ransom of 100,000 zlotys in crypto currencies.
MGM Resorts International MGM.N	January	USA	Court approved a $45 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit over two data breaches at MGM in 2019 and 2023, affecting millions of customers.
Clorox	February	USA	A Clorox executive said the bleach maker has fully restored distribution that was lost during a cyber attack in 2023.
Eckert & Ziegler EUZG.DE	February	Germany	Suffered a cyber attack on parts of its IT systems but said its production was largely unaffected
Marks & Spencer MKS.L	April	UK	Online orders halted for more than 3 weeks leading to the British retailer flagging a 300 million pound hit to profit.
Hertz HTZ.O	April	USA	Rental car firm reported some of its user data was stolen in a breach involving one of its vendors.
DaVita DVA.N	April	USA	Dialysis firm was hit by ransomware attack that encrypted certain elements of its network, with some of its operations disrupted despite interim measures.
U.S. office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)	April	USA	The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said that emails of executives and other employees of the agency were hacked, blaming longstanding vulnerabilities for the breach.
Emera Inc EMA.TO & its unit Nova Scotia power	April	USA	The energy providers said they were addressing a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access to parts of their Canadian network and servers, while customer data was accessed & stolen.
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)	April	USA	A whistleblower complaint says that billionaire Elon Musk's team of technologists (DOGE) may have been responsible for a "significant cybersecurity breach," likely of sensitive case files, at America's federal labor watchdog.
LVHM's Christian Dior Couture	May	France	Hit by a cyber attack, with hackers obtaining some of its customers' data, Bloomberg News reported.
Co-op Group 42TE.L	May	UK	Grocery chain reported that hackers had accessed and extracted customer data from one of its systems.
Harrods	May	UK	Department store said hackers had attempted to break into its systems.
UK's Legal Aid Agency	May	UK	A "significant" amount of personal data, including criminal records, of applicants who had applied for legal aid since 2010 was accessed & stolen.
Adidas ADSGn.DE	May	Germany	Sportswear maker said an unauthorised external party had obtained certain consumer data through a third-party customer service provider, albeit not passwords or credit card data.
Victoria's SecretVSCO.N	May	USA	Clothing and lingerie retailer suspended most of the functionality of its website and some in-store services for a few days to contain and prevent unauthorized network access.
TelefonicaTEF.MC	June	Spain	Telecommunications company said it was looking into a potential cyberattack after data allegedly belonging to one million customers in Peru was released on an internet forum.
Richemont CFR.S	June	Switzerland	Cartier, the luxury jewelry company owned by Richemont, had its website hacked and some client data stolen, it told customers.
SalesforceCRM.N	June	USA	Hackers are tricking employees at companies in Europe and the Americas into installing a modified version of Salesforce's Data Loader app, Google said.
Britain's tax office (HMRC)	June	UK	HMRC's security systems detected unauthorised access to some customers' online accounts in an attempt to claim money.
United Natural FoodsUNFI.N	June	USA	Whole Foods supplier said it took certain systems offline after finding unauthorized activity on internal networks.
Philadelphia Insurance Companies	June	USA	The insurer's staff remained offline for at least three days after a "major" ransomware event.
Erie Indemnity Company ERIE.O	June	USA	The company, which manages Erie Insurance, identified unusual network activity after facing system outages and disruptions.
Washington Post	June	USA	The newspaper said it is investigating a cyberattack on email accounts of some of its journalists, according to a source familiar with the matter and an internal memo reviewed by Reuters.
UBS UBSG.Sand Pictet	June	Switzerland	The Swiss banks said they had suffered a data leak that did not compromise client information, although a newspaper report said thousands of UBS workers' data was affected.
Aflac AFL.N	June	USA	The health and life insurer disclosed a cybersecurity incident in which personal information of its customers may have been compromised.