Dairy Farmers of America

In June, the Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) fell victim to a cyber intrusion where unauthorized actors breached its internal systems. The attack resulted in the compromise of personal information belonging to both employees and cooperative members. While the exact scope of the stolen data (e.g., financial records, identification details, or contact information) was not explicitly disclosed, the breach directly affected internal stakeholders and external members tied to the cooperative. The incident underscores vulnerabilities in safeguarding sensitive employee and member data, though no immediate operational disruptions or broader systemic impacts (e.g., supply chain or financial fraud) were reported. The breach highlights risks associated with third-party or insider access exploits, though DFA has not confirmed whether ransomware or additional malicious payloads were deployed.

Source: https://www.teiss.co.uk/news/the-dairy-farmers-of-america-confirms-data-breach-affecting-employees-and-members-16583

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/dairy-farmers-of-america

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"type": "Breach",
"date": "6/2025",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

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                        'name': 'Dairy Farmers of America',
                        'type': 'Cooperative'}],
 'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': 'Yes',
                 'personally_identifiable_information': 'Yes',
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personal information']},
 'date_detected': '2024-06',
 'description': 'The Dairy Farmers of America reported that in June, '
                'cybercriminals infiltrated its internal systems, compromising '
                'and gaining access to the personal information of both '
                'employees and cooperative members.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Personal information of employees and '
                                 'cooperative members'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High (personal information compromised)',
            'systems_affected': ['Internal systems']},
 'investigation_status': 'Confirmed (publicly disclosed)',
 'title': 'Dairy Farmers of America Data Breach Affecting Employees and '
          'Members',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}