Fairlife halts U.S. production after ransomware breach

Coca-Cola announced Thursday that its Fairlife dairy subsidiary had detected unauthorized access to a portion of its computer systems, including those used for production, in connection with a ransomware incident. As a result, the company temporarily suspended all U.S. manufacturing operations while it works to restore the affected systems. > "Product quality and safety have not been impacted," the company said in a statement, adding that the pause was limited to U.S. facilities and that Canadian operations continued unchanged. The beverage maker said it has reported the breach to law-enforcement authorities and is cooperating with cybersecurity specialists as part of its investigation and recovery effort. A spokesperson indicated no further details were available as of Friday morning. Fairlife, which reports more than $3 billion in annual retail sales and offers lactose-free milk and protein shakes, did not comment on the broader impact of the attack beyond the production shutdown.