Ransomware group Play yesterday took credit for last week’s cyber attack on Dairy Farmers of America which disrupted multiple dairy manufacturing plants in the USA’s largest dairy cooperative.
Play said it stole confidential data including budget, payroll, accounting, taxes, and financial info from the DFA. Play gave the DFA three days to pay an undisclosed amount in ransom.
In a blog post reporting this news, Paul Bischoff, Consumer Privacy Advocate at Comparitech, wrote:
“Play is a ransomware group that has targeted organizations in healthcare finance, manufacturing, real estate, education, and more since June 2022. Its double-extortion model forces targets to pay a ransom both for a decryption key to restore infected systems and to not sell or publicly release stolen data. Play has taken credit for 152 confirmed ransomware attacks since it began, compromising nearly 1.4 million records.”
“15 of its attacks hit businesses in the food and beverage industry. Those include recent attacks on Krispy Kreme, which notified 161,676 people of a November 2024 breach, and Ganong Bros, which reported a breach in February 2025. Krispy Kreme says it lost $11 million in revenue and spent $3 million on remediation due to Play’s attack. Play has claimed 11 confirmed attacks and made 193 unconfirmed claims since the start of 2025.”
“Ransomware attacks on food and beverage companies can both steal data and lock down computer systems. Businesses are forced to pay a ransom or face extended downtime, data loss, and putting customers at increased risk of fraud. Ransomware attacks can delay and disrupt supply chains, logistics, payments, orders, and other day-to-day tasks that rely on computer software.”
These guys sound like they are going to be the next ransomware group that we will have to really worry about as they sound like they are really going to town on victims. Thus consider this a warning to shore up your defences to make sure that you are not their next victim.
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Play ransomware gang takes credit for attack on Dairy Farmer’s of America
Ransomware group Play yesterday took credit for last week’s cyber attack on Dairy Farmers of America which disrupted multiple dairy manufacturing plants in the USA’s largest dairy cooperative.
Play said it stole confidential data including budget, payroll, accounting, taxes, and financial info from the DFA. Play gave the DFA three days to pay an undisclosed amount in ransom.
In a blog post reporting this news, Paul Bischoff, Consumer Privacy Advocate at Comparitech, wrote:
“Play is a ransomware group that has targeted organizations in healthcare finance, manufacturing, real estate, education, and more since June 2022. Its double-extortion model forces targets to pay a ransom both for a decryption key to restore infected systems and to not sell or publicly release stolen data. Play has taken credit for 152 confirmed ransomware attacks since it began, compromising nearly 1.4 million records.”
“15 of its attacks hit businesses in the food and beverage industry. Those include recent attacks on Krispy Kreme, which notified 161,676 people of a November 2024 breach, and Ganong Bros, which reported a breach in February 2025. Krispy Kreme says it lost $11 million in revenue and spent $3 million on remediation due to Play’s attack. Play has claimed 11 confirmed attacks and made 193 unconfirmed claims since the start of 2025.”
“Ransomware attacks on food and beverage companies can both steal data and lock down computer systems. Businesses are forced to pay a ransom or face extended downtime, data loss, and putting customers at increased risk of fraud. Ransomware attacks can delay and disrupt supply chains, logistics, payments, orders, and other day-to-day tasks that rely on computer software.”
These guys sound like they are going to be the next ransomware group that we will have to really worry about as they sound like they are really going to town on victims. Thus consider this a warning to shore up your defences to make sure that you are not their next victim.
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