Hero suffers a cyberattack that paralyzes his Alcantarilla plant

An attack that shakes the Spanish food industry

The company Hero España has seen its production paralyzed this week after a cyberattack aimed at its plant in Alcantarilla (Murcia), one of the most important in the group at a global level. This attack, which occurred early in the morning, forced a controlled shutdown of your systems to prevent further damage and protect corporate and production information.

Real impact and operational consequences

The incident has caused the Industrial activity is stopped for several days, especially affecting the line of children's products and processed foods. Some of the workforce has been sent home or relocated for maintenance and process review, while internal and external cybersecurity teams investigate the extent of the breach.

An example of vulnerability in the agri-food sector

The Hero case confirms that the The food industry is an increasingly attractive target for cybercrime, because of the critical nature of its processes and its dependence on operational continuity.

Notable risks:

• Productive paralysis with significant daily economic losses.
• Possible exfiltration or encryption of sensitive data if ransomware is confirmed.
• Reputational and trust impact in distributors and end customers.

Key lessons for the industrial sector

1. Review all remote accesses and protocols for connecting machinery and SCADA.
2. Establish offline and air-gapped backups that allow for immediate recovery.
3. Deploy Industrial SOCs with advanced threat detection aimed at OT (Operational Technology).
4. Design contingency and continuity plans adapted to critical production.
5. Perform cyber incident response simulations that involve IT, plant and management.

Strengthen the safety of your plant today

At Apolo Cybersecurity, we help industrial companies to:

• Identify critical vulnerabilities in IT and OT environments
• Implement SOC and adapted contingency plans
• Train your teams in industrial cybersecurity

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