Panera Bread ransomware attack causes IT outage and data leak
Panera Bread was hit by a ransomware attack in March 2024, and its IT outage lasted a week. It was suggested that the company may have paid a ransom after the attack. Panera Bread agreed to a $2.5 million settlement in a class action over the data leak.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Panera Bread
- Incident type
- Ransomware
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Week-long IT outage and data leak
- Cause / method
- Ransomware attack
- Location
- United States
Timeline
- A ransomware attack was reported as the cause of Panera Bread's week-long IT outage.
- It was suggested that Panera Bread may have paid a ransom in connection with the March ransomware attack.
- Panera Bread agreed to a $2.5 million settlement in a data leak class action.
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