United States
USA
MKS ransomware disrupts shipments; Applied Materials hit downstream
On 03/02/2023, MKS INSTRUMENTS disclosed a ransomware attack that materially impacted business systems and operations in its Vacuum Solutions and Photonics Solutions divisions, removing the company’s ability to process orders, ship products, or provide services. MKS later reported an estimated $200 million revenue impact for the quarter. Downstream, Applied Materials said its shipments would be negatively impacted by about $250 million due to the supplier’s cybersecurity event.
67
Estimated severity
67 / 100
95
Source reliability
95 / 100
Approximate Date
03/02/2023
Targeted Company
MKS INSTRUMENTS
Targeted Company Supply Chain Impact
Distribution & Fulfillment
Procurement & Sourcing
Production & Manufacturing
Sales (Retail & Ecommerce)
Warehousing
Service Delivery
Unrecognized Impact
Supply Chain Relations
APPLIED MATERIALS (Component or material supplier)
Geographic Impact
Country Targeted Company
Other Affected Countries
No other affected countries reported
Target country
United States
Affected countries
United States
Impacted regions
No information
Operational Impact
Duration
No information
Financial impact (USD M)
$200M
Impact types
Supplier operation disruptionSupplier delivery delayDownstream customer disruptionOrder processing disruptionService unavailability
Affected sectors
ManufacturingTechnology & IT Services
Affected departments
Information TechnologyDistribution & Fulfillment
Attack Profile
Attack types
Ransomware
Attributed threat actors
No information
Sources
Incident Sources
cybersecuritydive.comhttps://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/mks-ransomware-200-million-revenue/644000bankinfosecurity.comhttps://www.bankinfosecurity.com/mks-instruments-ransomware-attack-results-in-200m-sales-hit-a-21442therecord.mediahttps://therecord.media/applied-materials-supply-chain-mks-ransomware-attackupguard.comhttps://www.upguard.com/news/applied-materials-supply-chain-attack