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.
Star Aviation, Inc. suffered a ransomware attack claimed by the Storm threat actor group, raising concerns that sensitive company and personal data may have been accessed or stolen.
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Chip 1 Exchange, a global electronics distributor with US operations in California, suffered a data breach in which a threat actor group claims to have stolen over a decade of corporate, financial, and employee records.
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Congressional Iron Works, a Baltimore-Washington area metals contractor, suffered a ransomware attack in which the Akira group claims to have stolen 35GB of corporate and employee data, including Social Security numbers and passport information.
Hasbro has notified regulators that attackers accessed employee personal and financial information, including Social Security numbers and driver’s license data, in a breach tied to a compromised employee account.
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MEMSIC, a Massachusetts-based sensor and inertial systems manufacturer, suffered a ransomware attack claimed by the Abyss threat actor group, raising concerns that personal and corporate data were exposed.
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Lockheed Architectural Solutions, Inc. suffered a ransomware attack claimed by the Global Secret Group, with attackers alleging theft of more than a terabyte of company files and folders.
Autodie LLC, a Michigan-based manufacturer of large-scale metal stamping dies, suffered a data breach after the Storm ransomware group claimed responsibility for accessing company systems.
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ESCON Group, a Michigan-based electrical contracting company, has confirmed a ransomware attack claimed by the group known as thegentlemen, raising concerns about exposed sensitive data.
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A ransomware group known as Akira claims to have stolen detailed employee records, including passports, driver’s licenses, and financial documents, from gourmet coffee manufacturer Cascade Coffee.
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Teikoku USA suffered a ransomware attack attributed to the Qilin group, raising concerns that personal and employee information may have been accessed or stolen.
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