隨著新冠病例重新增多和流感季節(jié)即將來臨,,高樂氏(Clorox)卻警告消費者,,找到其產(chǎn)品可能變得更難。
這家消毒劑和清潔濕巾公司稱,,一次網(wǎng)絡(luò)攻擊使其部分系統(tǒng)掉線,,這導(dǎo)致從8月14日起“開工率下降”。這種狀況仍在持續(xù),。高樂氏在向美國證券交易委員會提交的一份報告中表示,,這導(dǎo)致公司“最近開始遭遇了消費品供應(yīng)不足問題加劇的情況”。
雖然這與疫情最嚴(yán)重的時候出現(xiàn)的商品短缺不能相提并論,,但此事發(fā)生的時機(jī)卻并不理想,。高樂氏表示,預(yù)計下周將開始恢復(fù)到正常產(chǎn)量水平,,但該公司警告“目前,,公司無法估計需要多長時間才能完全恢復(fù)正常運(yùn)營”。
該公司表示,,網(wǎng)絡(luò)攻擊摧毀了公司的部分IT基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施,,導(dǎo)致公司運(yùn)營出現(xiàn)“大面積中斷”。高樂氏表示,,由于延誤和產(chǎn)品供應(yīng)中斷,,預(yù)計“第一季度的財務(wù)業(yè)績將受到嚴(yán)重的”影響。高樂氏拒絕就網(wǎng)絡(luò)攻擊事件的長期影響發(fā)表意見,。
高樂氏遭遇的黑客攻擊可能發(fā)生在8月,,但這是過去一個月左右備受關(guān)注的第三大網(wǎng)絡(luò)攻擊事件。米高梅遭遇勒索軟件攻擊,,導(dǎo)致該公司位于拉斯維加斯和其他物業(yè)的系統(tǒng)掉線,,一些酒店辦理入住的時間長達(dá)幾個小時,該公司到目前仍未恢復(fù),。凱撒集團(tuán)(Caesar’s)也表示其遭遇了勒索軟件攻擊,,但公司選擇了支付贖金,因此沒有發(fā)生業(yè)務(wù)中斷,。
高樂氏的產(chǎn)品供應(yīng)不足,,恰好發(fā)生在呼吸道疾病高發(fā)季即將來臨之際。到目前為止,,雖然呼吸道疾病病例數(shù)較低,,但美國疾病預(yù)防控制中心警告現(xiàn)在下結(jié)論仍為時尚早。
疾控中心寫道:“目前美國的流感活躍度較低,,雖然無法預(yù)測即將到來的流感季的時間,、強(qiáng)度和嚴(yán)重程度,但流感病毒在秋冬季節(jié)通常會變得更加活躍,?!?/p>
“目前美國的呼吸道合胞病毒活躍度同樣較低,但未來可能會更加活躍,?!保ㄘ敻恢形木W(wǎng))
翻譯:劉進(jìn)龍
審校:汪皓
警告稱,黑客攻擊事件可能對公司營收產(chǎn)生“嚴(yán)重”影響,。
隨著新冠病例重新增多和流感季節(jié)即將來臨,,高樂氏(Clorox)卻警告消費者,找到其產(chǎn)品可能變得更難,。
這家消毒劑和清潔濕巾公司稱,,一次網(wǎng)絡(luò)攻擊使其部分系統(tǒng)掉線,這導(dǎo)致從8月14日起“開工率下降”,。這種狀況仍在持續(xù),。高樂氏在向美國證券交易委員會提交的一份報告中表示,這導(dǎo)致公司“最近開始遭遇了消費品供應(yīng)不足問題加劇的情況”,。
雖然這與疫情最嚴(yán)重的時候出現(xiàn)的商品短缺不能相提并論,,但此事發(fā)生的時機(jī)卻并不理想。高樂氏表示,,預(yù)計下周將開始恢復(fù)到正常產(chǎn)量水平,,但該公司警告“目前,公司無法估計需要多長時間才能完全恢復(fù)正常運(yùn)營”,。
該公司表示,,網(wǎng)絡(luò)攻擊摧毀了公司的部分IT基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施,導(dǎo)致公司運(yùn)營出現(xiàn)“大面積中斷”,。高樂氏表示,,由于延誤和產(chǎn)品供應(yīng)中斷,預(yù)計“第一季度的財務(wù)業(yè)績將受到嚴(yán)重的”影響,。高樂氏拒絕就網(wǎng)絡(luò)攻擊事件的長期影響發(fā)表意見,。
高樂氏遭遇的黑客攻擊可能發(fā)生在8月,但這是過去一個月左右備受關(guān)注的第三大網(wǎng)絡(luò)攻擊事件,。米高梅遭遇勒索軟件攻擊,,導(dǎo)致該公司位于拉斯維加斯和其他物業(yè)的系統(tǒng)掉線,一些酒店辦理入住的時間長達(dá)幾個小時,,該公司到目前仍未恢復(fù),。凱撒集團(tuán)(Caesar’s)也表示其遭遇了勒索軟件攻擊,但公司選擇了支付贖金,,因此沒有發(fā)生業(yè)務(wù)中斷,。
高樂氏的產(chǎn)品供應(yīng)不足,恰好發(fā)生在呼吸道疾病高發(fā)季即將來臨之際,。到目前為止,,雖然呼吸道疾病病例數(shù)較低,但美國疾病預(yù)防控制中心警告現(xiàn)在下結(jié)論仍為時尚早,。
疾控中心寫道:“目前美國的流感活躍度較低,,雖然無法預(yù)測即將到來的流感季的時間,、強(qiáng)度和嚴(yán)重程度,但流感病毒在秋冬季節(jié)通常會變得更加活躍,?!?/p>
“目前美國的呼吸道合胞病毒活躍度同樣較低,但未來可能會更加活躍,?!保ㄘ敻恢形木W(wǎng))
翻譯:劉進(jìn)龍
審校:汪皓
Clorox warned that the hacking incident could have a "material" impact on earnings.
As COVID cases flare and flu season looms, Clorox is warning that it could be harder for consumers to find its products.
The bleach and cleaning-wipe company says a cyberattack forced it to take certain systems offline, which resulted in “a reduced rate of operations” starting Aug. 14. That’s still ongoing and Clorox, in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, said as a result it has “recently begun to experience an elevated level of consumer product availability issues.”
It’s a long way from the shortages people saw during the heart of the pandemic, but the timing isn’t ideal. Clorox says it expects to begin transitioning to normal production levels again next week, but cautioned “at this time, the Company cannot estimate how long it will take to resume fully normalized operations.”
The cyberattack damaged parts of the company’s IT infrastructure, it added, causing “widescale disruption” of its operations. And because of the delays and product outages, Clorox said it expects the impact “will be material on Q1 financial results”. It declined to comment on longer-term impacts.
The Clorox hack might have happened in August, but it’s the third high-profile cybersecurity event in the past month or so. MGM is still recovering from a ransomware attack that took many of its systems offline in Las Vegas and other properties and resulted in check-in times that ran several hours at some hotels. Caesar’s said it, too, had been hacked by ransomware operators, but had paid the demand and did not suffer interruptions to its operations.
The Clorox shortages come as respiratory disease season gets under way. So far, cases have been low, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cautioned it’s still early.
“Flu activity in the United States is currently low and although the timing, intensity, and severity of the upcoming flu season cannot be predicted, it is likely to increase over the fall and winter,” the CDC wrote.
“RSV activity in the United States is also low currently and is likely to increase.”