United States
USA
Ferrara ransomware disrupts candy manufacturing and order processing
On October 9, 2021, Ferrara discovered ransomware encrypting corporate systems. Production stopped at some facilities before restarting at reduced capacity, and the company was working through an order-processing queue. Distribution centers continued shipping near capacity; Ferrara said Halloween retail stocks were largely protected because shipments had already occurred.
80
Estimated severity
80 / 100
94
Source reliability
94 / 100
Approximate Date
2021-10-09
Targeted Company
FERRARA CANDY
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
Backlog or order accumulationOrder processing disruptionProduction interruptionProduction slowdown
Affected sectors
Food & BeverageManufacturing
Affected departments
Distribution & FulfillmentInformation TechnologyOrder ManagementProduction & Manufacturing
Attack Profile
Attack types
Ransomware
Attributed threat actors
No information
Sources
Incident Sources
chicago.suntimes.comhttps://chicago.suntimes.com/business/2021/10/19/22735076/ferrara-candy-ransonware-halloween-products-supplyforestparkreview.comhttps://www.forestparkreview.com/2021/10/22/candy-production-impacted-by-ransomware-attack/cyberscoop.comhttps://cyberscoop.com/candy-corn-hack-halloween/techtimes.comhttps://www.techtimes.com/articles/266927/20211021/ferrara-ransomware-attack-candy-maker-struggles-production-hackers-encrypt-systems.htm