Food processing giant Dole Food Company confirmed this week it was the victim of a “cybersecurity incident that has been identified as ransomware,” according to a news release.
“Upon learning of this incident, Dole moved quickly to contain the threat and engaged leading third-party cybersecurity experts, who have been working in partnership with Dole’s internal teams to remediate the issue and secure systems,” the release, dated Feb. 22, stated.
Dole said that the ransomware attack had a “limited” impact on his operations, though it is “continuing to investigate the scope of the incident.” It also informed law enforcement about the security breach….