Coca-Cola Fairlife US production halted by ransomware

A ransomware attack has forced Coca-Cola to temporarily suspend production at its U.S.-based Fairlife dairy subsidiary, disrupting the supply of its popular milk and protein drinks. The cybercriminal gang Anubis has claimed responsibility for the incident, threatening to publish approximately one terabyte of stolen corporate data unless a ransom is paid.

Coca-Cola disclosed the operational disruption in a July 16 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, stating that Fairlife had detected unauthorized access to a portion of its systems, including those related to production. The company said it activated its incident response and business continuity plans, and that product quality and safety were not affected. Production at Fairlife's Canadian facilities has continued normally.

On July 21, the Anubis ransomware gang added Fairlife to its dark web leak site, claiming it had encrypted the company's systems and stolen data. The group alleged it attacked Fairlife's infrastructure roughly a week before the public disclosure and warned it would publish the stolen information unless the company entered negotiations. Coca-Cola has declined to comment on the hackers'...