The company's funds can handle 99.9% of viruses, but they probably missed this one.
The American company Clorox, one of the world's largest manufacturers of household chemicals and cleaning products, has become another victim of a large-scale cyber attack. The corporation, whose net profit in 2022 exceeded $ 7 billion, was forced to urgently disable a number of critical information systems and notify law enforcement agencies about the hack.
According to representatives of Clorox, after detecting unauthorized activity in the corporate network, the company immediately launched emergency procedures to localize the cyber threat. Some servers and databases were urgently decommissioned in an attempt to stop the spread of malware and prevent the leakage of confidential files.
The incident reportedly severely disrupted Clorox's critical business processes, including manufacturing and logistics. Leading international cybersecurity companies have been engaged to restore the infrastructure's operability as soon as possible. A full-scale investigation of the incident has just begun.
The company has not officially announced the nature of the attack, but judging by the actions of Clorox specialists and the involvement of third-party companies, it was a ransomware attack, probably with both theft and data encryption.
Experts note that earlier Clorox repeatedly warned about the vulnerability of its corporate IT systems in its annual reports. In particular, the transition to remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic significantly worsened the situation — the number of targeted attacks on the company's infrastructure increased sharply.
The manufacturing sector remains one of the most attractive targets for cybercriminals. According to the latest data from Akamai, the number of successful attacks on industry enterprises has increased by more than 40% over the past year. The damage caused by forced equipment downtime and supply disruptions for large chemical corporations can reach tens of billions of dollars.
The Clorox incident once again demonstrates the growing risks for the manufacturing sector. Experts predict a further increase in the number of attacks in the coming years. Companies in the sector need to actively invest in modern solutions to protect critical systems, regularly train their staff in cyber hygiene, and conduct special testing for resistance to hacking.
The American company Clorox, one of the world's largest manufacturers of household chemicals and cleaning products, has become another victim of a large-scale cyber attack. The corporation, whose net profit in 2022 exceeded $ 7 billion, was forced to urgently disable a number of critical information systems and notify law enforcement agencies about the hack.
According to representatives of Clorox, after detecting unauthorized activity in the corporate network, the company immediately launched emergency procedures to localize the cyber threat. Some servers and databases were urgently decommissioned in an attempt to stop the spread of malware and prevent the leakage of confidential files.
The incident reportedly severely disrupted Clorox's critical business processes, including manufacturing and logistics. Leading international cybersecurity companies have been engaged to restore the infrastructure's operability as soon as possible. A full-scale investigation of the incident has just begun.
The company has not officially announced the nature of the attack, but judging by the actions of Clorox specialists and the involvement of third-party companies, it was a ransomware attack, probably with both theft and data encryption.
Experts note that earlier Clorox repeatedly warned about the vulnerability of its corporate IT systems in its annual reports. In particular, the transition to remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic significantly worsened the situation — the number of targeted attacks on the company's infrastructure increased sharply.
The manufacturing sector remains one of the most attractive targets for cybercriminals. According to the latest data from Akamai, the number of successful attacks on industry enterprises has increased by more than 40% over the past year. The damage caused by forced equipment downtime and supply disruptions for large chemical corporations can reach tens of billions of dollars.
The Clorox incident once again demonstrates the growing risks for the manufacturing sector. Experts predict a further increase in the number of attacks in the coming years. Companies in the sector need to actively invest in modern solutions to protect critical systems, regularly train their staff in cyber hygiene, and conduct special testing for resistance to hacking.
