Food supplier to Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Aldi ‘held to ransom’ by cyber attackers

Industry leader says the warehousing, food storage and distribution sectors have seen a “massive surge” in cyberattacks - (EPA)

A distributor to some of the UK’s biggest supermarkets said it is being held to ransom by cyberattackers.

Peter Green Chilled, which supplies Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Aldi among others, was affected by a ransomware attack last week.