MediaMarkt-Saturn Group recorded a hacker attack on an electronics store chain’s IT systems.
In response to a request from GamesWirtschaft, a spokeswoman for Ingolstadt-based MediaMarktSaturn Retail Group confirmed that the company has been the target of a cyberattack: “During the night of Sunday to Monday, a group carried out a cyber attack. All national subsidiaries of MediaMarktSaturn are affected.”
Internal and external experts are currently working with the responsible authorities to analyze and identify the responsible damage as quickly as possible. For investigative reasons, the company does not wish to provide any further information at this time.
There is no need for customers to take action. Two online shops MediaMarkt.de and Saturn.de are still fully functional.
According to the information the editors received from the store, the merchandise management system is clearly affected – as a result, both the cash register system and the personal services at the branches are available to a limited extent.
MediaMarktSaturn operates approximately 400 stores in Germany alone and, along with Amazon, is the largest selling sales channel for computer and video games as well as game consoles such as Sony’s. playstation 5handjob Nintendo Switch And Xbox Series X/S.