Chemical Maker Hit In Cyberattack

Peru, Illinois-based chemical manufacturer Carus, LLC, suffered a cyberattack in August where attackers were able to steal personally identifiable information from victims.
"Carus, LLC writes to notify you of an incident that may have impacted some of your personal information described below. We take the privacy and security of information in our care very seriously."
The company said at this time, there is no evidence to suggest that any information was subject to actual or attempted misuse as a result of this incident.
On August 7, Carus experienced a network disruption. Upon discovery, Carus immediately took steps to secure the network and engaged a third-party forensic firm to investigate the nature and scope of the incident.

Estimated Cost

Unknown at this time

Threat Source

Impacts

IT