Cyberattack at Chemical Maker, HEXPOL

January 5, 2026

INCIDENT

Burton, Ohio-based polymer compound maker HEXPOL Holding Inc. suffered a cyberattack this past December and is now informing victim their personally identifiable information ended up stolen in the hack.
On December 22, 2024, HEXPOL detected unauthorized access to its network.
“Upon learning of this issue, HEXPOL took immediate steps to securely contain our network, restore our systems, and launched an immediate investigation in consultation with outside cybersecurity professionals, the company said in a letter to victims of the attack. As part of our investigation, we devoted considerable time and effort to determine what, if any, information ended up impacted by this incident.”

Incident Date

December 22, 2024

Estimated Cost

Unknown at this time

Type of Malware

No Malware identified

Threat Source

No threat source identified

Industries

Chemicals

Impacts

IT