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.
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 threat actor group, raising concerns that sensitive personal and business data may have been accessed.
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A ransomware group claims to have stolen 402GB of Glasfloss corporate, financial, and employee data, including accounting and ESOP records.
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A threat actor group claims to have compromised Kimberly-Clark’s network and threatens to leak stolen data unless demands are met. Here’s what is known so far and what affected individuals should do.
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Kyodo USA, a distributor of marine engine parts and ship equipment, suffered a ransomware attack in which a threat actor group claims to have stolen employee identity documents, financial records, and confidential business files.
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Jet Specialty, a US manufacturing sector company, was targeted by the ransomware group in a confirmed data breach involving unauthorized access to its network and files.
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USA DeBusk LLC notified the Vermont Attorney General of a data breach that exposed Social Security numbers, government ID numbers, financial account codes, and health records.
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Shelco Filters, a US manufacturing company, was targeted by the ransomware group, which claims to have stolen roughly 191 GB of data from the company’s network.
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A ransomware group claims it stole roughly 500 GB of data, including personal and financial information, from concrete products maker Specchem LLC.
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ArtiFlex Manufacturing LLC suffered a ransomware attack claimed by the threat group, raising concerns that employee and business data was accessed or stolen.
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