Sodimac files criminal complaint against former executive over cybercrimes, accuses him of extracting 17,622 files on a USB drive before retiring
Sodimac filed a criminal complaint against Patricio Suárez, former Operations Excellence manager, over cybercrimes. Grupo Falabella's CSIRT detected on June 25, 2026 a massive transfer of files from his corporate computer to USB devices. The investigation identified 43,530 copy events corresponding to 17,622 unique files between April 21 and June 25, 2026, including logistics, inventory, store process, campaign and technology project data. The company blocked the account and the device, and says the information is outside its control.
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- Grupo Falabella's CSIRT detected on June 25, 2026 the massive transfer of files to USB from the former executive's corporate computer.
- 43,530 copy events equivalent to 17,622 unique files were identified between April 21 and June 25, 2026.
- The files included logistics, inventory, store process, reporting, commercial campaign and technology project information.
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