Coca-Cola shuts down Fairlife dairy production lines following ransomware attack
- Coca‑Cola confirmed a ransomware attack on its dairy subsidiary Fairlife, forcing suspension of US production operations while Canada sites remain unaffected
- Incident response protocols were activated, with third‑party experts and authorities engaged; product quality and safety were not impacted
- Analysts warn the financial impact could be significant given Fairlife’s importance, with losses compounding the longer production remains offline
Coca Cola was forced to shut down parts of its operations to tackle an ongoing ransomware infection.
In an 8-K form recently filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the company said the attackers struck Fairlife, its dairy company.
“On July 16, 2026, The Coca-Cola Company announced that fairlife, a dairy company owned by the company, identified unauthorized access by a third party to a portion of its systems, including its production-related systems, in connection with a ransomware event,” the filing reads.
Compounding impact
Coca Cola then explained that it...
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