Production Shut Down at Swedish Dairy

December 11, 2024

INCIDENT

During Tuesday, Norrmjerier discovered that the dairy in Umeå had been exposed to a cyber attack. All production in Umeå is down and a crisis management team has been activated.

By Tuesday afternoon, Norrmejerier announced the resumption of food fat production at the Umeå dairy following the cyberattack. However, other operations remained suspended as efforts to investigate the cyberattack were underway.

Despite the disruption, milk collection has been ongoing, with transportation to Norrmejerier’s daries in Burträsk and Luleå, which are unaffected by the attack. Additionally, Arla and Falköping dairy have extended assistance to Norrmejerier.

Incident Date

April 16, 2024

Location

Sweden

Estimated Cost

Production and networks shut down for >4 days

Victims

Type of Malware

No Malware identified

Threat Source

No threat source identified