United States
USA
NEW Cooperative hit by BlackMatter ransomware
In September 2021, Iowa‑based NEW COOPERATIVE confirmed a ransomware incident by the BLACKMATTER group, took systems offline to contain the threat, and notified law enforcement. Reporting cited a $5.9M demand and warned of potential impacts to agricultural supply chains while operations were restored.
70
Estimated severity
70 / 100
82
Source reliability
82 / 100
Approximate Date
20/09/2021
Targeted Company
NEW COOPERATIVE
Targeted Company Supply Chain Impact
Distribution & Fulfillment
Procurement & Sourcing
Production & Manufacturing
Sales (Retail & Ecommerce)
Warehousing
Service Delivery
Unrecognized Impact
Supply Chain Relations
No information
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)
No information
Impact types
Supplier operation disruptionOperational disruption
Affected sectors
Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing
Affected departments
Information Technology
Attack Profile
Attack types
Ransomware
Attributed threat actors
BLACKMATTER
Sources
Incident Sources
cyberscoop.comhttps://www.cyberscoop.com/blackmatter-new-cooperative-ransomware-iowafarmprogress.comhttps://www.farmprogress.com/business/blackmatter-hits-grain-cooperative-with-ransomware-attackiowaagribusinessradionetwork.comhttps://iowaagribusinessradionetwork.com/ransomware-attack-targets-new-cooperativesecuriwiser.comhttps://www.securiwiser.com/news/new-cooperative-latest-victim-of-black-matter-ransomware