Chemical Maker, JCI Jones Chemicals, Hit in Cyberattack

January 5, 2026

INCIDENT

Sarasota, Florida-based JCI Jones Chemicals, Inc. suffered a cyberattack via a third-party vendor where the attacker was able to make off with personally identifiable information.
“A cybercriminal obtained unauthorized access to a third-party vendor that maintained certain JCI data,” the chemical manufacturer said in a letter to victims. “Through our subsequent investigation, we determined that the unauthorized party accessed and acquired copies of certain JCI files on or about June 9, 2025.”
JCI said the files contained the name and address in combination with Social Security number, driver’s license number, certain limited medical information, and bank account information.

Incident Date

June 9, 2025

Estimated Cost

Unknown at this time

Type of Malware

No Malware identified

Threat Source

No threat source identified

Industries

Chemicals

Impacts

IT