Ransomware attack disrupts hundreds of bookstores across France, Belgium, and the Netherlands

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Ransomware attack disrupts hundreds of bookstores across France, Belgium, and the Netherlands

Hundreds of bookstores across France, Belgium, and the Netherlands have had their operations disrupted this week after a ransomware attack crippled the IT systems of TiteLive, a French company that operates a SaaS platform for book sales and inventory management.

The incident, which took place earlier this week, has impacted bookstore chains such as Libris, Aquarius, Malperthuis, Donner, Atheneum Boekhandels, and others, according to reports from news outlets in FranceBelgium, and the Netherlands.

Following the initial attack on TiteLive, the company shut down its IT infrastructure in order to prevent the ransomware from spreading.

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