United Kingdom
GBR
KP Snacks ransomware interrupts manufacturing, orders and retail deliveries
KP Snacks detected ransomware on 28 January 2022 and reported compromised IT/communications that prevented safe processing or dispatch of orders. Production and shipping were also disrupted, leading to delayed or canceled supply to UK retailers and temporary product stock gaps; the Conti group claimed involvement.
85
Estimated severity
85 / 100
94
Source reliability
94 / 100
Approximate Date
2022-01-28
Targeted Company
KP SNACKS
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 Kingdom
Affected countries
United Kingdom
Impacted regions
No information
Operational Impact
Duration
No information
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Order fulfillment or delivery disruptionOrder processing disruptionProduct availability reductionProduction interruption
Affected sectors
Food & Beverage
Affected departments
Distribution & FulfillmentInformation TechnologyOrder ManagementProduction & Manufacturing
Attack Profile
Attack types
Ransomware
Attributed threat actors
CONTI
Sources
Incident Sources
securityweek.comhttps://www.securityweek.com/ransomware-attack-disrupts-manufacturing-kp-snacks/betterretailing.comhttps://www.betterretailing.com/exclusive-kp-snacks-cyber-attack-hits-production-and-delivery-to-stores/betterretailing.comhttps://www.betterretailing.com/exclusive-kp-snacks-reveals-first-steps-in-recovering-from-ransomware-attack/bleepingcomputer.comhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/kp-snacks-giant-hit-by-conti-ransomware-deliveries-disrupted/