Food Giant Dole Says It Was Hit With Ransomware Attack

Dole Pre-Packaged salad sits on the shelf at a Bell Market grocery store June 19, 2003 in San Francisco, California. Getty Images/Justin Sullivan

Food processing giant Dole Food Company confirmed this week it was the victim of a “cybersecurity incident that has been identified as ransomware,” according to a news release.

“Upon learning of this incident, Dole moved quickly to contain the threat and engaged leading third-party cybersecurity experts, who have been working in partnership with Dole’s internal teams to remediate the issue and secure systems,” the release, dated Feb. 22, stated.