{"id":1271,"date":"2025-04-06T00:26:51","date_gmt":"2025-04-05T22:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/helplink.uk\/800-closed-stores-in-sweden-what-happened-and-how-can-you-protect-your-business-from-the-same-fate\/"},"modified":"2025-04-26T12:43:16","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T10:43:16","slug":"800-closed-stores-in-sweden-what-happened-and-how-can-you-protect-your-business-from-the-same-fate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/helplink.uk\/en\/800-closed-stores-in-sweden-what-happened-and-how-can-you-protect-your-business-from-the-same-fate\/","title":{"rendered":"800 closed stores in Sweden. What happened, and how can you protect your business from the same fate?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A single cyberattack was enough to shut down nearly 800 Coop stores across Sweden for several days. A malfunction in the Visma Esscom checkout system, linked to software from the American company Kaseya, paralysed the entire network. The attack is suspected to have been carried out by the REvil group, known for demanding ransoms in exchange for unlocking access to data.  <\/p>\n\n<p>It was the largest disruption of its kind in the history of Swedish retail. Stores were unable to serve customers, many gave away food with short expiry dates, and financial losses reached millions. Pharmacies, petrol stations, and the state railway also experienced problems.  <\/p>\n\n<p>This incident highlights one thing: cybersecurity is no longer a luxury, but a necessity. Such threats no longer target only large corporations \u2013 local shops and businesses are increasingly becoming victims. <\/p>\n\n<p>With Helplink, you can sleep soundly. We\u2019ll make sure your store runs like clockwork \u2013 no matter what\u2019s happening online. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What do we offer?<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>System monitoring and updates \u2013 we take care of everything for you and respond to threats in an instant.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Regular backups \u2013 in the event of a failure, we can quickly restore your data and get your system back up and running.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Instant technical support \u2013 whenever something goes wrong, we\u2019re immediately at your service.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Secure IT solutions \u2013 we implement technologies that protect your store from attacks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Instead of worrying that something might stop working \u2013 gain peace of mind. You\u2019re in the hands of experts who know how to secure your business. <\/p>\n\n<p>Get in touch with us \u2013 we\u2019ll assess your current setup and offer tailored solutions. Don\u2019t take risks \u2013 act with us before a problem arises. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>800 Coop grocery stores in Sweden had to suddenly shut down due to a cyberattack. Find out how to avoid similar issues and ensure peace of mind in your store. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1269,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,11,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1271","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bez-kategorii","category-grocery-shop-general-tips","category-pos-systems"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/helplink.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1271","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/helplink.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/helplink.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helplink.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helplink.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1271"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/helplink.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1271\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1272,"href":"https:\/\/helplink.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1271\/revisions\/1272"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helplink.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1269"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/helplink.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helplink.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helplink.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}