KP Snacks has fallen victim to a ransomware attack which could lead to a shortage of supply until the end of March, the company has said. The attack appears to have been caused following a breach of KP’s internal network, with attackers gaining access to and encrypting sensitive files, including employee records and financial documents.
Steve Cottrell, EMEA CTO at Vectra AI, commented: “The onslaught of ransomware attacks in 2022 isn’t slowing and more breaches are inevitable, so organisations need rapid breach detection to head off serious damage. It’s bad enough that cybercriminals are impacting supplies of British snacking staples with this attack. But, if more organisations like KP are hit at the same time, or a more essential provider is targeted, we could see a wider social impact too, with empty shelves in supermarkets or raised food prices at a time where the cost of living is skyrocketing.
“To avoid this, it’s vital that food suppliers take a proactive approach to defeating ransomware, making sure they have advanced threat detection capabilities. By reducing the time it takes to spot threats, organisations can mitigate the impact of ransomware, stopping attacks before they become breaches and grind business to a halt.”
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