Food producer Dole confirms ransomware attack

Fresh fruit and vegetables producer Dole confirmed late Wednesday that it had been hit by a ransomware attack, following a report that a cyber incident forced it to shut down some production facilities.

The confirmation followed a CNN report that an attack had forced several of the company’s production plants in North America to close.

A memo obtained by the broadcaster, written by Dole’s senior vice president Eanuel Lazopoulos, told retailers that Dole was “in the midst of a Cyber …

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