Cyberattack Forces Production Halt at Wibaie Manufacturing in France
INCIDENT
A cyberattack struck Wibaie, French manufacturer of windows and entrance doors, — in the night of 9–10 July 2025. The attack paralyzed the company’s IT systems and forced a complete halt of production at its Cholet plant. Machines, manufacturing lines and normal operations could not run due to lack of access to critical IT systems. The company isolated all network devices. All 600 employees were sent home while cybersecurity specialists and investigators worked to contain the breach.
No verified date for when full production resumed has been published at this time.
Incident Date
July 9, 2025
Location
Estimated Cost
Production completely halted for several days; ~600 employees unable to work
References
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Industries
Impacts
OT IT