Coca-Cola halted fairlife’s US production after a ransomware attack
Coca-Cola says its fairlife dairy unit was hit by ransomware, and has suspended all US production while it investigates.
A ransomware attack has stopped production at one of Coca-Cola’s biggest dairy brands. The company said fairlife found unauthorised access to part of its systems, including production systems, in a statement.
Coca-Cola disclosed the breach to US regulators, TechCrunch reported. US production at fairlife is “temporarily suspended.” Its operations in Canada are not affected.
What Coca-Cola has said
The company said it spotted the problem, then triggered its incident-response and business-continuity plans. It has brought in outside advisers and cybersecurity experts, and told law enforcement.
“The full scope, nature and impacts of the incident are not yet known,” Coca-Cola said. It has also not yet worked out whether the hack is “reasonably likely to materially affect” the company, Engadget noted. It added that product quality and safety were...
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