"Cleaning Products Giant Clorox Takes Systems Offline Following Cyberattack"

Cleaning products manufacturer and marketer Clorox recently announced that it has taken certain systems offline in response to a cyberattack. In a statement, the organization said it recently identified unusual activity on its IT systems. Upon detection, they immediately took steps to stop the activity and took certain systems offline. The affected systems remain offline as it is working on adding more "protections and hardening measures to further secure them." Clorox noted that, as a result, some operations are temporarily impaired. In a Form 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the company said it has implemented workarounds to enable offline operations and continue servicing customers, but disruptions are expected to continue. Clorox also told the SEC that it has informed law enforcement of the incident and that it is working with third-party cybersecurity experts to investigate the attack and restore its operations. Clorox did not provide additional information on the type of cyberattack it has fallen victim to. Clorox did not say whether any data was stolen from its systems nor how long it might take to restore the impacted systems. Clorox noted that the investigation into the nature and scope of the incident remains ongoing and is in its very early stages. Based in Oakland, California, Clorox makes and sells consumer and professional cleaning products, including Brita, Glad, Green Works Cleaning Products, Kingsford, Liquid-Plumr, Pine-Sol, and Tilex. The company has locations in 25 countries and territories worldwide and a market presence in over 100 countries.

SecurityWeek reports: "Cleaning Products Giant Clorox Takes Systems Offline Following Cyberattack"