Smiths cyber incident disrupts John Crane orders and operational delivery

Smiths disclosed unauthorized access to its systems on 28 January 2025 and isolated affected systems under business-continuity plans. Initial reporting characterized group-level operational disruption as minimal, but subsequent company results established a more specific material effect at John Crane: the incident disrupted orders in January, constrained growth, and a longer-than-expected recovery exacerbated operational delivery challenges into the second half of the fiscal year.