United States
USA
MKS Instruments ransomware interrupts manufacturing and customer fulfillment
On 3 February 2023, MKS Instruments detected ransomware, took production-related systems offline and temporarily suspended operations at certain facilities. Company SEC disclosures report material disruption to order processing, product shipments and customer service in its Vacuum Solutions and Photonics Solutions divisions; Materials Solutions was not impacted.
88
Estimated severity
88 / 100
98
Source reliability
98 / 100
Approximate Date
2023-02-03
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
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
Order fulfillment or delivery disruptionOrder processing disruptionProduction interruptionService degradation
Affected sectors
Manufacturing
Affected departments
Distribution & FulfillmentInformation TechnologyOrder ManagementProduction & Manufacturing
Attack Profile
Attack types
MalwareRansomware
Attributed threat actors
No information