Security News > 2021 > March > Cyberattack Forces Brewery Shutdown at Molson Coors
The wave of big-name companies falling victim to disruptive malware attacks is showing no signs of slowing down with beverage conglomerate Molson Coors Beverage Company announcing on Thursday that it was recovering from an incident that severely disrupted its production operations.
The company's disclosure of the incident, believed to be a ransomware infection, was contained in an 8K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that discusses an "a systems outage that was caused by a cybersecurity incident."
Molson Coors, makers of popular beer brands in the U.S., confirmed the malware attack has caused delays and disruptions to parts of the business handling brewery operations, production, and shipments.
The company produces several iconic beer brands including Coors Light, Miller Lite, Molson Canadian, Carling, Coors Banquet, Blue Moon and others.
The Molson Coors Beverage Company's problems with ransomware mirror similar attacks that have resulted in production being disrupted for a manufacturing company.
Last summer beverages company Lion, a major supplier of beer and milk in Australia and New Zealand, was hit by a ransomware attack that caused disruptions to manufacturing processes and customer service.