Safety Equipment Giant Cadre Holdings Hit by Cyberattack

Safety Equipment Giant Cadre Holdings Hit by Cyberattack

July 22, 2024 at 11:36AM

Florida-based safety equipment company Cadre Holdings disclosed a cyberattack that impacted its operations and technology systems. The company has shut down some systems and initiated a response protocol including an investigation, notifying law enforcement, and taking systems offline. The incident, in its early stages, seems consistent with a ransomware attack, but the full impact is still undetermined.

From the meeting notes, we can gather that Florida-based safety equipment company Cadre Holdings experienced a cyberattack that led to unauthorized access to their technology systems on July 15. This incident has impacted some of the company’s operations, resulting in the shutdown of some systems. In response, the company has initiated its standard response protocols, including an investigation with outside experts, activating its incident response plan, notifying federal law enforcement, and taking certain systems offline. The investigation is in its early stages, and the full scope and impact of the incident is yet to be determined. While it appears to resemble a ransomware attack, no specific ransomware group has been identified as responsible at this time. SecurityWeek has reached out to Cadre for additional information, and updates on the situation are pending.

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