AGCO在网络攻击后恢复大多数操作

AGCO报告其恢复系统和业务运营的努力正在继续成功遵循a ransomware cyberattack发现5月5日,2022年。

A majority of the affected production sites and parts operations have resumed operational activities the company在一份声明中说on its website.

The remainder of the sites are expected to begin operations during the balance of this week with the goal being all factories and parts operations operating by May 20.

Data theft occurred

AGCO also reported there had been data exfiltration as a result of the ransomware cyberattack.

Data exfiltration occurs when malware and/or a malicious actor carries out an unauthorized data transfer from a computer. It is also commonly called data extrusion or data exportation. Data exfiltration is also considered a form of data theft.

While AGCO does not have retail operations, and therefore no privacy-protected consumer data, the company is still evaluating the scope and consequences of the data loss.

Although damage from the ransomware cyberattack could require more in-depth and lengthy remediation and recovery than is currently expected, AGCO expects to be able to mitigate the production loss from the ransomware cyberattack by increasing production over the remainder of 2022.

网络攻击增加了谷物合作社

在四月，Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)in a newPrivate Industry Notification，警告农业飞行业勒索软件演员可能更有可能攻击agricultural cooperatives during critical planting and harvest seasons.

“Cyberactors may perceive cooperatives as lucrative targets with a willingness to pay due to the time sensitive role they play in agricultural production,” the FBI stated.

Ransomware attacks against six grain cooperatives在2021年秋季，收获破坏了食品供应链，而2022年初的两次袭击可能通过破坏种子和肥料的供应来影响播种季节。

“Although ransomware attacks against the entire farm-to-table spectrum of the (food and agriculture) sector occur on a regular basis, the number of cyberattacks against agricultural cooperatives during key seasons is notable,” the notice said.

Prepare your grain processing or feed milling facility

In 2021, there were 500 million attempts by bad actors to access corporate data, which is a million and half attempts each day.

Sarah Engstrom, CISO and VP IT security, productivity and privacy,CHS Inc.说，在过去的18个月中，网络威胁变得越来越糟。如果您还没有投资，那么现在是开始的好时机。

“Some of you may have already experienced a cyberthreat,” says Engstrom. “The saying is, ‘It’s not if, it’s when.’ Be prepared.”

—丽莎刀刀