Natura &Co Says 'Cyber Incident' Partially Hit Avon Operations

guest · Jun 11, 2020

Natura &Co Says 'Cyber Incident' Partially Hit Avon Operations; Shares Fall
June 9, 2020
https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/06/09/technology/09reuters-natura-cyber-incident.html

Brazilian cosmetics maker Natura &Co said on Tuesday its subsidiary Avon has suffered a cyber incident that has halted some of its systems, partially hitting operations.

"Avon is assessing the extent of this incident and working diligently to mitigate its effects, making every effort to normalize its operations," Natura &Co said in a securities filing without elaborating.
The company did not indicate how Avon operations were affected and when the problem would be solved.

Brazilian brokerage Guide saw the announcement as negative, adding the cyber attack shows "weakness in the company's digital security system."
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guest · Jun 17, 2020

Cosmetics company Avon offline after cyber attack
June 17, 2020
https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252484804/Cosmetics-company-Avon-offline-after-cyber-attack

Parts of the UK website of Brazilian-owned cosmetics and beauty company Avon remain offline more than a week after an alleged ransomware attack on its IT systems.

The attack is understood to have impacted the back-end systems used by its famous sales representatives in multiple countries besides the UK, including Poland and Romania, which are now back online. This has left people unable to place orders with the company.
In a follow-up disclosure on 12 June, Avon said: “Avon … after suffering the cyber incident communicated on 9 June, 2020, is planning to restart some of its affected systems in the impacted markets throughout the course of next week.
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n a statement circulated to the Northampton Echo – Avon’s UK operations are based in the town – the firm’s CEO, Angela Cretu, said the attack had only partially affected operations, and that the firm had now launched an investigation, engaged security forensics teams, and alerted law enforcement.

Although further details of the attack are not forthcoming, some early reporting has established that it may have been carried out by the cyber criminal organisation behind the DoppelPaymer ransomware strain [...]

“If this does turn out to have been a ransomware attack, it underscores the need for companies like Avon to educate their employees and executives as to the dangers of clicking links and opening attachments in emails and other communications.
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