Molson Coors (NYSE:TAP), one of many world’s largest beer makers, has warned {that a} cyberattack is impacting shipments along with brewery operations and manufacturing.
The Chicago-based world beverage firm disclosed the assault in a Securities and Exchange Commission Filing on Thursday, saying it brought on a programs outage. The Toronto Star, citing sources near the corporate, reported that it was a ransomware attack.
“Though the corporate is actively managing this cybersecurity incident, it has brought on and should proceed to trigger a delay or disruption to elements of the corporate’s enterprise, together with its brewery operations, manufacturing and shipments,” the corporate stated within the submitting.
Molson Coors didn’t present particulars about what occurred, however stated it has “engaged main forensic data expertise corporations and authorized counsel to help the corporate’s investigation.”
Whereas the corporate isn’t disclosing the kind of incident, it has the hallmarks of a ransomware assault. Hackers can demand sums working into the thousands and thousands of {dollars} in alternate for restoring entry to programs, and more and more a promise to never leak stolen data.
Ransomware gangs typically leverage entry to corporations programs to focus on prospects and companions, together with transportation and logistics suppliers.
One other world alcoholic beverage big, Campari Group, was targeted in a ransomware attack in 2020.
Molson Coors produces dozens of beer manufacturers, together with Coors Gentle, Miller Lite, Blue Moon and Molson Canadian.
