A cyberattack has snarled logistics and accounting operations at a dairy producer in Russia’s republic of Bashkortostan, forcing the company to process shipments and paperwork manually, according to local media. The attack affected the IT systems of Ufagormolzavod, a manufacturer based in Ufa, the regional capital, but did not interrupt production, the company’s chief executive, Ildar Faizullin, said. Founded in 2015, the company produces kefir, sour cream, cottage cheese, butter and yogurt under its Molochny Fermer (“Milk Farmer”) and Molochnaya Krepost (“Milk Fortress”) brands.

Last week, attackers compromised the website of Molochnaya Kukhnya (“Dairy Kitchen”), a state-run producer of dairy products for children and pregnant women in Bashkortostan.

In December, the Semyonishna dairy processing plant in southern Siberia was hit by a ransomware attack that encrypted its systems with a variant of LockBit ransomware.

Earlier, in September 2024, ransomware operators targeted Kabosh, one of Russia’s largest cheese producers, leaving the company’s production facilities unable to operate for nearly a month.

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