Ransomware Attack Disrupts Fairlife Production Across the US
Summary
Coca-Cola reported unauthorized access to Fairlife systems, including production systems, in a ransomware attack that temporarily halted U.S. production. Product safety is unaffected; data theft and the responsible group remain unknown.
Key points
- Coca-Cola disclosed in an SEC filing that Fairlife detected unauthorized access to some systems, including production-related systems.
- Fairlife temporarily suspended production at its U.S. facilities; Canadian operations are not currently affected.
- Coca-Cola activated incident response and business continuity plans, notified law enforcement, and is working to restore affected systems.
- The company said product quality and safety have not been affected.
- The investigation is ongoing; Coca-Cola has not determined whether data was stolen or identified the ransomware group.
Article Details
- Victim Organization
- Fairlife
- Incident Type
- Ransomware attack involving unauthorized access to some systems, including production-related systems
- Operational Impact
- Production at Fairlife’s U.S. facilities was temporarily suspended while the company responds and restores impacted systems. Canadian production operations were not affected. Product quality and safety were not impacted.
- Ransom Or Extortion
- Coca-Cola had not disclosed whether data was stolen or whether an extortion demand was received. No ransomware group had claimed responsibility.
- Claim Status
- confirmed