Manufacturing sector data breaches expose employee personal records, and sometimes customer or business partner information, at factories, industrial companies, and their suppliers. Manufacturing has become one of the most frequently targeted industries for ransomware in recent years, since production downtime is extremely costly and companies are often under pressure to pay quickly to resume operations, which attackers exploit alongside data theft. These exposures can lead to identity theft and financial fraud affecting employees, and in some cases raise separate concerns about the exposure of proprietary business information, trade secrets, or supply chain data alongside personal data. Affected individuals typically include current and former employees, though breaches that touch customer-facing systems or business-to-business platforms can also expose data belonging to client companies and their staff. This page tracks confirmed data breaches at manufacturing companies, including what data was exposed, which companies notified regulators, and what affected individuals can do next to protect their identity.
Anderson Industries, a manufacturing and engineering firm, suffered a ransomware attack from the Akira group that exposed employee and client personal information along with corporate financial records.
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American Casting Company, a California-based aerospace and medical investment casting foundry, suffered a ransomware attack claimed by the Storm threat group, raising concerns about exposed employee and business data.
Kurt J. Lesker Company notified regulators that a data breach compromised Social Security numbers, prompting concerns about identity theft among those affected.
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A ransomware group known as Safepay has claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on Marlin HVAC, raising concerns that sensitive personal and business data may have been stolen.
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Montana Civil Contractors was targeted by the Qilin ransomware group, which claims to have accessed and stolen sensitive company and personal data. Here is what is known and what affected individuals should do next.
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A ransomware group known as thegentlemen has claimed responsibility for a data breach at Aurora Technologies, a materials fabricator and distributor, raising concerns about exposed company and personal records.
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Downrite Engineering, a Florida infrastructure contractor, was targeted by a ransomware group known as thegentlemen, raising concerns about exposed employee and business data.
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A ransomware group known as Qilin has claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on Foremost Mfg, raising concerns that employee and business data may have been stolen and exposed.
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Veritiv, a US-based manufacturing and distribution company, suffered a ransomware attack in which a threat actor group claimed to have stolen roughly 1.9 TiB of company data.
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Steelhaus Inc., a manufacturer of energy solutions, suffered a ransomware attack claimed by the Chaos threat actor group, raising concerns that sensitive personal and business data may have been accessed.
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