United States
USA
NEW Cooperative ransomware forces manual grain-handling and feed-distribution workarounds
A BlackMatter ransomware attack against Iowa-based NEW Cooperative around September 18-19, 2021 prompted the organization to isolate its computer network and suspend soil-management software. Grain elevator receiving and tracking shifted to paper scale tickets; the cooperative used workarounds to keep accepting grain and distributing animal feed rather than completely suspending deliveries.
75
Estimated severity
75 / 100
89
Source reliability
89 / 100
Approximate Date
2021-09-18
Targeted Company
NEW COOPERATIVE
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
Operational disruptionWarehousing disruption
Affected sectors
Agriculture, Forestry & FishingWholesale & Distribution
Affected departments
Information TechnologyWarehousing
Attack Profile
Attack types
Ransomware
Attributed threat actors
BLACKMATTER
Sources
Incident Sources
cyote.inl.govhttps://cyote.inl.gov/content/uploads/24/2025/12/CyOTE-Case-Study_New-Cooperative.pdfwashingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/09/21/new-cooperative-hack-ransomware/bleepingcomputer.comhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-farmer-cooperative-hit-by-59m-blackmatter-ransomware-attack/