United States
USA
Crystal Valley ransomware disrupts fertilizer production, feed orders and grain intake
A ransomware attack discovered September 19, 2021 infected Crystal Valley Cooperative computer systems and forced digital operations offline during harvest. The cooperative stopped accepting major credit-card payments, and grain elevators switched to slower handwritten intake tickets while continuing to receive grain. A farmer interviewed directly by Reuters said the outage also prevented fertilizer mixing and fulfilling livestock-feed orders, leading other local cooperatives to assist with feed preparation.
83
Estimated severity
83 / 100
96
Source reliability
96 / 100
Approximate Date
2021-09-19
Targeted Company
CRYSTAL VALLEY
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 disruptionOrder fulfillment or delivery disruptionProduction interruptionWarehousing disruption
Affected sectors
Agriculture, Forestry & FishingWholesale & Distribution
Affected departments
Distribution & FulfillmentFinanceInformation TechnologyProduction & ManufacturingWarehousing
Attack Profile
Attack types
Ransomware
Attributed threat actors
No information
Sources
Incident Sources
crystalvalley.coophttps://crystalvalley.coop/9pwb2rfoyr8mfg6mxfg4voa8u5ah16/euronews.comhttps://www.euronews.com/next/2021/09/24/cyber-crystal-valleyworld-grain.comhttps://www.world-grain.com/articles/15883-another-co-op-reports-ransomware-attackkeyc.comhttps://www.keyc.com/2021/09/21/crystal-valley-hit-by-ransomware-systems-go-offline/