GreenFields Farming Inc.

Between February and April 2025, GreenFields Farming Inc. suffered a crippling ransomware assault that encrypted critical operational files, disrupted harvest schedules, and halted processing lines at multiple facilities during peak seasonal production. The attackers exploited unpatched VPN services and insecure RDP configurations to deliver a PowerShell-based payload via phishing emails purporting to contain agricultural invoices. Once inside the network, the malware established persistence through registry modifications and scheduled tasks before locking down key databases and machinery control systems. Production was suspended for days, resulting in spoilage of perishable goods, missed delivery deadlines to major distributors, and breach of contractual obligations. The company incurred direct ransom demands totaling $600,000 and faced over $2 million in recovery costs, including forensic investigations, system rebuilds, and legal fees. Additionally, reputational damage among retail partners and financial penalties for delayed shipments compounded the loss, while emergency provisioning of backup systems and manual workflows stretched resources thin and threatened the firm’s operational stability.

Source: https://cybersecuritynews.com/ransomware-attacks-against-food-agriculture-industry-doubled/

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/green-field-farms-co-op

"id": "gre845050725",
"linkid": "green-field-farms-co-op",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "5/2025",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization’s existence"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Agriculture',
                        'name': 'GreenFields Farming Inc.',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': ['Phishing emails',
                   'Unpatched VPN services',
                   'Insecure RDP configurations'],
 'data_breach': {'data_encryption': 'Yes'},
 'date_detected': 'February 2025',
 'description': 'Between February and April 2025, GreenFields Farming Inc. '
                'suffered a crippling ransomware assault that encrypted '
                'critical operational files, disrupted harvest schedules, and '
                'halted processing lines at multiple facilities during peak '
                'seasonal production. The attackers exploited unpatched VPN '
                'services and insecure RDP configurations to deliver a '
                'PowerShell-based payload via phishing emails purporting to '
                'contain agricultural invoices. Once inside the network, the '
                'malware established persistence through registry '
                'modifications and scheduled tasks before locking down key '
                'databases and machinery control systems. Production was '
                'suspended for days, resulting in spoilage of perishable '
                'goods, missed delivery deadlines to major distributors, and '
                'breach of contractual obligations. The company incurred '
                'direct ransom demands totaling $600,000 and faced over $2 '
                'million in recovery costs, including forensic investigations, '
                'system rebuilds, and legal fees. Additionally, reputational '
                'damage among retail partners and financial penalties for '
                'delayed shipments compounded the loss, while emergency '
                'provisioning of backup systems and manual workflows stretched '
                'resources thin and threatened the firm’s operational '
                'stability.',
 'impact': {'brand_reputation_impact': 'Reputational damage among retail '
                                       'partners',
            'downtime': 'Days',
            'financial_loss': '$2,600,000',
            'legal_liabilities': 'Legal fees',
            'operational_impact': ['Disrupted harvest schedules',
                                   'Halted processing lines'],
            'systems_affected': ['Key databases', 'Machinery control systems']},
 'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': ['Phishing emails',
                                           'Unpatched VPN services',
                                           'Insecure RDP configurations'],
                           'high_value_targets': ['Key databases',
                                                  'Machinery control systems']},
 'motivation': 'Financial gain',
 'post_incident_analysis': {'root_causes': ['Unpatched VPN services',
                                            'Insecure RDP configurations']},
 'ransomware': {'data_encryption': 'Yes', 'ransom_demanded': '$600,000'},
 'response': {'recovery_measures': ['System rebuilds',
                                    'Forensic investigations'],
              'remediation_measures': ['Emergency provisioning of backup '
                                       'systems',
                                       'Manual workflows']},
 'title': 'Ransomware Attack on GreenFields Farming Inc.',
 'type': 'Ransomware',
 'vulnerability_exploited': ['Unpatched VPN services',
                             'Insecure RDP configurations']}