Anubis Claims Fairlife Attack as Coca-Cola Confirms Production Disruption

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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

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