2017 Pernod Ricard — London office cybersecurity incident
Data compromised
No public row-level accounting—coverage focused on containment and business continuity assurances
Technical writeup
Spirits producer Pernod Ricard told Reuters and trade reporters that 'unusual activity' on August 8, 2017, triggered a UK office response in which some London staff surrendered laptops for inspection. The company publicly characterized the situation as fully contained with no operational impact despite transient share-price pressure and contemporaneous unease across consumer-goods peers.
Root cause
Unspecified network intrusion attempt (vendor disclosed limited technical detail beyond abnormal endpoint activity)
References
- https://www.reuters.com/article/technology/pernod-ricard-confirms-cyber-security-incident-says-no-impact-idUSKBN1AQ1JD/
- https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/data-breaches/pernod-ricard-maker-of-absolut-vodka-suffered-cyberattack-in-london
- https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2017/08/pernod-ricard-hit-by-cyber-attack/