India
IND
Granules India cyberattack disrupts pharmaceutical production and product dispatch
Granules India reported an IT security incident on 25 May 2023 and later disclosed significant operational disruption. Production was subsequently restored close to normal, but backlogs in quality-release approvals delayed dispatch of pharmaceutical products and put revenue and profitability at risk; LockBit's claimed involvement does not independently prove encryption.
85
Estimated severity
85 / 100
91
Source reliability
91 / 100
Approximate Date
2023-05-25
Targeted Company
GRANULES INDIA
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
India
Affected countries
India
Impacted regions
No information
Operational Impact
Duration
No information
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Backlog or order accumulationOrder fulfillment or delivery disruptionProduction slowdownQuality control disruption
Affected sectors
Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences
Affected departments
Distribution & FulfillmentInformation TechnologyProduction & ManufacturingQuality Management
Attack Profile
Attack types
No information
Attributed threat actors
LOCKBIT
Sources
Incident Sources
business-standard.comhttps://www.business-standard.com/companies/news/paracetamol-maker-granules-india-flags-operations-hit-from-cyber-attack-123062900321_1.htmlmoneycontrol.comhttps://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/companies/paracetamol-maker-granules-india-flags-significant-operations-hit-from-cyber-attack-10877411.htmltechcrunch.comhttps://techcrunch.com/2023/06/15/lockbit-ransomware-granules-india/