Ransomware Attack Shuts Down Large US Furniture Company

July 17, 2024

INCIDENT

Bassett Furniture was forced to shut down its manufacturing facilities following a ransomware attack. Company officials are working to bring impacted systems back online and implement workarounds in order to reduce the disruption.

“As a result of the Company’s containment measures, which included shutting down some systems, the Company has not been, and, as of the date of this Report is not operating its manufacturing facilities,” Bassett Furniture said in an 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Incident Date

July 10, 2024

Estimated Cost

unknown, manufacturing shut down

Type of Malware

No Malware identified

Threat Source

No threat source identified