United States
USA
Ransomware halts SCHREIBER FOODS plants and distribution for five days
On 22/10/2021, a ransomware incident forced SCHREIBER FOODS to shut down plants and distribution centers, halting milk processing and shipments. Operations resumed about five days later. The outage contributed to downstream cream cheese shortages reported by retailers and food service operators.
70
Estimated severity
70 / 100
88
Source reliability
88 / 100
Approximate Date
22/10/2021
Targeted Company
SCHREIBER FOODS
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
Wisconsin · United States
Operational Impact
Duration
5 days
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Production interruptionOrder fulfillment or delivery disruptionSupply shortageProduct availability reductionLogistics delay
Affected sectors
Food & BeverageWholesale & DistributionRetail
Affected departments
Production & ManufacturingDistribution & FulfillmentLogistics & TransportationInformation Technology
Attack Profile
Attack types
Ransomware
Attributed threat actors
No information
Sources
Incident Sources
cyberscoop.comhttps://cyberscoop.com/schreiber-foods-cyber-event-ransomware-agriculture-foodwpr.orghttps://www.wpr.org/agriculture/disruptions-wisconsin-dairy-processor-highlight-food-and-ag-industrys-vulnerability-cyber-attacksicsstrive.comhttps://icsstrive.com/incident/ransomware-attack-disrupted-entire-milk-supply-chain-at-scheiber-foods-for-dayssupplychainbrain.comhttps://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/34298-that-cream-cheese-shortage-you-heard-about-cyberattacks-played-a-part