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.
A ransomware group has claimed responsibility for an attack on Mickey Truck Bodies, alleging access to company data. The company has not publicly confirmed the incident.
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An extortion group claims it stole thousands of employee and corporate records from Whirlpool Corporation, though the appliance maker has not confirmed the incident.
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A ransomware group claims it stole 34GB of corporate data from Flextron Circuit Assembly, including employee passports, licenses, and financial files. Flextron has not confirmed the incident.
A ransomware group has claimed responsibility for a reported breach at Line2Line Coatings, alleging theft of financial records, Social Security numbers, and employee files. Line2Line Coatings has not confirmed the incident.
A ransomware group claims it accessed Hypertherm records and is holding files on a leak site, though Hypertherm has not publicly confirmed the incident.
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A ransomware group claims it stole nearly 77,000 files from Graves Fireplaces, Inc. The company has not confirmed the incident, and what it may have exposed personal information remains unclear.
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A ransomware group claims to have stolen records from Quikrete, though the company has not confirmed the incident. Here is what is known so far.
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A ransomware group claims responsibility for a data theft incident at POWERsonic Industries Inc., alleging employee and financial files were stolen. The company has not confirmed the incident.
A ransomware group claims it stole corporate, payroll, and financial files from SMIC US Company and leaked them after a ransom was not paid. The company has not confirmed the incident.
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A ransomware group claims it accessed customer records from Rheem Global, though the company has not publicly confirmed the incident. Here is what is known so far.
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