Anubis Claims Fairlife Attack as Coca-Cola Confirms Production Disruption

Summary
Coca-Cola confirmed unauthorized access to Fairlife systems disrupted U.S. production. Anubis claims it encrypted Nutanix systems and stole about 1 TB of data, but those claims could not be independently verified.
Key points
- Coca-Cola said attackers accessed part of Fairlife’s systems, including production-related systems, and disrupted U.S. production.
- The company said product quality and safety were unaffected and Canadian production continued normally.
- Anubis claimed responsibility and alleged it encrypted Fairlife’s Nutanix infrastructure.
- Anubis claimed it stole about 1 TB of corporate data and threatened to publish it unless Fairlife entered negotiations.
- BleepingComputer could not independently verify the alleged encryption, data theft, or claimed data volume; Coca-Cola declined to comment on those claims.
Article Details
- Victim Organization
- Fairlife, a Coca-Cola dairy subsidiary
- Incident Type
- Ransomware attack involving unauthorized access to systems and disruption of U.S. production; Anubis claimed encryption and data theft.
- Data Types Exposed
- Corporate data (theft alleged by Anubis; not independently verified)
- Affected Data Size
- Approximately 1 TB, according to Anubis; not independently verified.
- Operational Impact
- Coca-Cola confirmed that the incident disrupted Fairlife operations and suspended production at U.S. facilities. Attackers accessed some systems, including production-related systems. Product quality and safety were unaffected, and Canadian production continued normally. Anubis claimed it encrypted Fairlife's Nutanix systems, but this claim was not independently verified.
- Ransom Or Extortion
- Anubis threatened to publish allegedly stolen data unless Fairlife entered negotiations by the end of the week. The article does not confirm whether Coca-Cola received or paid a ransom demand.
- Claim Status
- confirmed
