Coca-Cola says fairlife resumes production at 4 US plants after cyberattack

July 27 (Reuters) - Coca-Cola ‌on Monday ​said ​its dairy company, fairlife, resumed most of the production at ‌four U.S. facilities, where operations were halted ⁠after unauthorized third-party access on some systems.

• Fairlife, ‌earlier this month, joined ‌companies grappling with a surge in AI-driven cyberattacks and ransomware that steal sensitive ​data and disrupt operations, leading to a halt in domestic production.

• The ⁠Chicago-based company launched an investigation with the help of external ​cybersecurity experts and advisers; Coca-Cola, which wholly owns fairlife, had said product ​quality and safety had ‌not been affected by the incident.

• Hacking gang Anubis claimed credit ⁠for the hack on Tuesday, and said it had stolen 1 terabyte of data ⁠from fairlife.

• The beverages giant said fairlife was working ​to restore impacted systems and operations; existing inventory helped maintain retail availability of products.

• The company ‌said the incident is not likely to have a material impact ‌on its financial condition or results. ⁠Coca-Cola is expected to ‌report second-quarter ​results on Tuesday.

(Reporting by Neil J Kanatt in Bengaluru; Editing by Joyjeet ‌Das)

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