United States
USA
Brunswick cyber incident halts manufacturing and distribution operations
Brunswick disclosed an IT security incident on June 13, 2023; its later disclosure confirmed third-party unauthorized access. Containment paused manufacturing and distribution at multiple facilities, including disruption at Mercury Marine in Wisconsin. The incident generated production losses and backorders, with normal global operations resuming over nine days. Brunswick estimated USD 80-85 million in lost revenue and USD 35-40 million in lost operating earnings.
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Estimated severity
86 / 100
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Source reliability
98 / 100
Approximate Date
2023-06-13
Targeted Company
BRUNSWICK
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
9 days
Financial impact (USD M)
$36M
Impact types
Backlog or order accumulationInventory or distribution impactOrder fulfillment or delivery disruptionProduction interruption
Affected sectors
Manufacturing
Affected departments
Distribution & FulfillmentInformation TechnologyProduction & Manufacturing
Attack Profile
Attack types
Unauthorized access
Attributed threat actors
No information
Sources
Incident Sources
brunswick.comhttps://www.brunswick.com/investors/news-events/press-releases/detail/790/brunswick-corporation-operations-updatebrunswick.comhttps://www.brunswick.com/investors/sec-filings/all-sec-filings/content/0000014930-24-000054/bcorp-20231231.htmwbay.comhttps://www.wbay.com/2023/06/23/mercury-marines-parent-company-announces-its-back-up-after-it-incident/brunswick.comhttps://www.brunswick.com/news/press-releases/detail/821/brunswick-corporation-addresses-previously-reported-databrunswick.comhttps://www.brunswick.com/investors/news-events/press-releases/detail/787/brunswick-corporation-experiences-it-security-incident