Coca-Cola's milk brand halts US production after 'unauthorized access' breach
Coca-Cola's dairy brand, Fairlife, has suspended US production following a ransomware attack that compromised its internal systems. The company is currently working with cybersecurity experts and law enforcement to restore operations, noting that product safety remains unaffected.
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This incident highlights the increasing vulnerability of major food supply chains to cybercrime and the potential for ransomware to disrupt essential consumer goods.
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Coca-Cola, which owns Fairlife, announced Thursday that its dairy company had identified “unauthorized access by a third party” to a portion of its systems, including those related to production. The company disclosed that this was in connection to a ransomware event — and in response, it took some operations offline.
“Product quality and safety have not been impacted,” Atlanta-based Coca-Cola said in a statement. “However, as a result of the incident, production operations at fairlife in the United States are temporarily suspended.”
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