"Food and Agriculture Sector Hit with More Than 160 Ransomware Attacks Last Year"

According to the Food and Agriculture-Information Sharing and Analysis Center's (Food and Ag-ISAC) first annual report, the US food and agriculture sector faced at least 167 ransomware attacks in 2023. The industry was the seventh most targeted sector in the country, following manufacturing, financial services, and others. So far, in the first quarter of 2024, the sector has counted 40 attacks, a slight decrease from the previous year. In 2023, several large food companies, including Dole, Sysco, and Mondelez, experienced cyber incidents. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) revealed that it had been impacted by a ransomware group's exploitation of a popular file transfer tool, which exposed a large amount of industry information. This article continues to discuss the targeting of the food and agriculture sector by ransomware attacks.

The Record reports "Food and Agriculture Sector Hit with More Than 160 Ransomware Attacks Last Year"

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