The Molson Coors Beverage Company, a multinational drink and brewing company behind the Miller, Coors, Molson, Bergenbier, Staropramen, and Redd’s brands disclosed “a security incident” that disrupted production in some of its facilities.
In a SEC filing Molson Coors said that the incident “has caused and may continue to cause a delay or disruption to parts of the Company’s business, including its brewery operations, production, and shipments.” The company added that it has hired forensic information technology experts and legal counsel to help it investigate the incident.
Following the cyberattack the brewing company took down the impacted IT systems.
While Molson Coors did not provide additional information about the nature of the incident, The Record reported that the conglomerate was hit by a ransomware attack on Tuesday.
“Employees were told not to touch their computers, and several production systems were shut down to restore the computers controlling industrial systems,” The Record wrote.
At present, it’s not clear what ransomware gang is responsible for the cyberattack, or how many Molson Coors facilities were impacted.
Last November, the Italian liquor vendor Campari Group was hit by a ransomware attack, involved the Ragnar Locker ransomware, with attackers demanding $15 million from the company.