Coca-Cola halts Fairlife operations after network breach, ransomware attack
Plastic bottles and label for Fairlife milk on a retail display. (Photo by Roberto Machado Noa/LightRocket via Getty Images)
A network breach at the Coca-Cola Company’s Fairlife has forced the beverage giant to suspend the dairy label’s production operations in the United States.
Big picture view:
Coca-Cola described the breach as "a ransomware attack" and explained that a third party got unauthorized access to a part of its systems. Its statement did not indicate what information may have been exposed, saying that "the full scope, nature and impacts of the incident are unknown."
What they're saying:
"Product quality and safety have not been impacted. However, as a result of the incident, production operations at fairlife in the United States are temporarily suspended," Coca-Cola wrote in a statement. "Fairlife’s Canada production operations are not currently impacted."
The backstory:
After detecting the breach, Coca-Cola activated the protocols designed to protect the company’s systems and business operations. Law enforcement has also been notified.
The Source: Information for this article was taken from the Coca-Cola Company. This story was reported from Orlando.