Clorox cyberattack costs $49 million
Clorox said the 2023 cyberattack cost it $49 million. The attack also set back its efforts toward its 2030 plastic and waste reduction goals. Clorox later sued its outsourced IT services provider over the hack.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Clorox
- Incident type
- Hacking & intrusion
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- $49 million in costs and setbacks to environmental goals
- Cause / method
- Cyberattack
- Location
- United States
Timeline
- Clorox said the 2023 cyberattack had cost it $49 million.
- Clorox said the cyberattack had set back its efforts toward its 2030 plastic and waste reduction goals.
- It was reported that Clorox had sued its outsourced IT services provider over the hack.
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Clorox cyberattack disrupts inventory and service, causes financial losses
Impact: Disruption to inventory and service, and financial losses
Clorox was hit by a cyberattack in August 2023 that disrupted its inventory and service levels and caused financial losses. In May 2024, as recovery continued, it lowered its sales outlook, and that same month it worked to normalize inventory and service levels. In October, the CEO described the recovery process following the attack.
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