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	"title": "Shoe retailer Aldo says LockBit posting is related to system at franchise partner",
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	"plain_text": "Shoe retailer Aldo says LockBit posting is related to system at\r\nfranchise partner\r\nBy Jonathan Greig\r\nPublished: 2023-12-07 · Archived: 2026-04-05 12:34:58 UTC\r\nBillion-dollar shoe seller Aldo said a recent claim by a notorious ransomware gang was related to one of the\r\ncompany’s franchise partners.\r\nOn Wednesday morning, the LockBit ransomware gang claimed it attacked the company, giving it until December\r\n25 to pay a ransom in exchange for an undisclosed amount of stolen data. The gang did not say what data was\r\nstolen or how much was.\r\nA spokesperson for Aldo told Recorded Future News that the posting involved the systems of an unspecified\r\nfranchise partner. Aldo stores in the U.S., U.K., Canada and Ireland are owned directly by Aldo Group while all\r\nothers are franchises.\r\nThe spokesperson claimed the attack was “quickly contained without impact on their operations.”\r\n“No Aldo Group owned or operated systems were affected by this incident. As of today, following a thorough\r\ninvestigation, our partner has confirmed that the affected data is limited to information pertaining to their\r\noperations in a specific overseas territory,” they said.\r\n“The affected data does not contain any Aldo customer financial or payment card information, as they do not store\r\ndata of that nature. We are assured that our partner is handling this isolated incident competently and diligently.”\r\nThe Canadian company has almost 3,000 stores across 100 countries and more than $1.7 billion in annual sales.\r\nAlso added that it often promotes the “implementation of additional robust cybersecurity measures” and supports\r\ntheir partners in “protecting the privacy of their customers’ personal information and the integrity of their\r\nsystems.”\r\nRetailers like Aldo have long been targets of ransomware gangs eager to sell stolen personal data collected by\r\nstores and rake in lucrative ransoms from businesses that cannot afford to close for long periods of time.\r\nMore than 300 organizations in the retail industry said they were hit with ransomware attacks in 2021, according\r\nto a survey conducted by security company Sophos last year.\r\nOver the years, apparel retailers like Shein, Forever 21, Lojas Renner and WH Smith have faced prominent\r\nattacks.\r\nGet more insights with the\r\nRecorded Future\r\nhttps://therecord.media/aldo-franchise-partner-lockbit-ransomware-posting\r\nPage 1 of 2\n\nIntelligence Cloud.\r\nLearn more.\r\nNo previous article\r\nNo new articles\r\nJonathan Greig\r\nis a Breaking News Reporter at Recorded Future News. Jonathan has worked across the globe as a journalist since\r\n2014. Before moving back to New York City, he worked for news outlets in South Africa, Jordan and Cambodia.\r\nHe previously covered cybersecurity at ZDNet and TechRepublic.\r\nSource: https://therecord.media/aldo-franchise-partner-lockbit-ransomware-posting\r\nhttps://therecord.media/aldo-franchise-partner-lockbit-ransomware-posting\r\nPage 2 of 2",
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