Maple Leaf Foods Inc

Maple Leaf Foods, the Canadian meat processor was hit by the Black Basta ransomware gang.

The IT outage also created some operational and service disruptions that varied by business unit, plant, and site.

The group was also able to gain unauthorized access to some of their data and threatened to release it unless they pay a ransom.

The company however quickly and safely restore its IT systems.

Source: https://www.itworldcanada.com/article/black-basta-ransomware-group-claims-it-hit-maple-leaf-foods/515358

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/maple-leaf-foods

"id": "map224451222",
"linkid": "maple-leaf-foods",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "11/2022",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "6",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the economy of a geographical region"

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                        'location': 'Canada',
                        'name': 'Maple Leaf Foods',
                        'type': 'Corporation'}],
 'description': 'Maple Leaf Foods, the Canadian meat processor, was hit by the '
                'Black Basta ransomware gang. The IT outage created some '
                'operational and service disruptions that varied by business '
                'unit, plant, and site. The group gained unauthorized access '
                'to some of their data and threatened to release it unless '
                'they pay a ransom. The company quickly and safely restored '
                'its IT systems.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Some data',
            'operational_impact': 'Operational and service disruptions',
            'systems_affected': 'IT systems'},
 'motivation': 'Financial gain',
 'ransomware': {'ransomware_strain': 'Black Basta'},
 'response': {'remediation_measures': 'Restored IT systems'},
 'threat_actor': 'Black Basta',
 'title': 'Maple Leaf Foods Ransomware Attack',
 'type': 'Ransomware'}