Germany
DEU
Cyber incident interrupts production at Arla Foods Deutschland's Upahl dairy
Arla confirmed on 16 May 2025 that suspicious cyber activity affected the local IT network at its Upahl dairy in Germany. Security measures taken in response temporarily affected production, forcing production and IT teams to restart systems systematically. Arla later said the site was approaching normal operation and warned affected customers about potential delivery delays or disruptions.
75
Estimated severity
75 / 100
92
Source reliability
92 / 100
Approximate Date
16/05/2025
Targeted Company
ARLA FOODS DEUTSCHLAND
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
Germany
Affected countries
Germany
Impacted regions
No information
Operational Impact
Duration
No information
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Production interruption
Affected sectors
Food & BeverageManufacturing
Affected departments
Information TechnologyProduction & Manufacturing
Attack Profile
Attack types
No information
Attributed threat actors
No information
Sources
Incident Sources
just-food.comhttps://www.just-food.com/news/arla-factory-in-germany-hit-by-cyber-incident/arla.comhttps://www.arla.com/contact-and-help/germany/bleepingcomputer.comhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/arla-foods-confirms-cyberattack-disrupts-production-causes-delays/ics-cert.kaspersky.comhttps://ics-cert.kaspersky.com/publications/reports/2025/10/09/a-brief-overview-of-the-main-incidents-in-industrial-cybersecurity-q2-2025/