Cyber Incident Victim: Super Bock Group
Date:
Jan 2023
Location:
Portugal
Summary
A beverage company experienced a cyberattack causing significant disruptions to its computer systems and regular operations, particularly impacting service delivery and supply chain functions. The incident led to major constraints in market distribution for certain products across commercial channels. The organization promptly activated security protocols, notified relevant authorities, and implemented contingency measures to restore normal supply conditions. It expressed regret for potential inconveniences to clients and suppliers while acknowledging supportive responses from partners during the disruption.
| CIA Posture | Motives | Tactics, Techniques & Procedures |
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| Available to members | 1 motive | 1 technique |
| Threat Actors | Type | Location |
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| 0 actors | Available to members | Available to members |
Description
On or around January 30, 2023, Super Bock Group experienced a cyberattack that disrupted its computer services and constrained regular operations, particularly affecting service levels across its business functions. The Portugal-based beverage company, headquartered in Matosinhos, reported immediate operational impacts, including significant restrictions in its supply chain operations for certain products. These disruptions impaired the company’s ability to maintain normal market supply conditions through its commercial distribution channels. Super Bock Group activated predefined security protocols promptly following the attack’s detection and formally notified relevant authorities of the incident. Concurrently, the organization implemented a contingency plan aimed at restoring standard market supply operations, though specific technical details regarding the attack vector or compromised systems were not publicly disclosed. The incident’s timing caused immediate logistical challenges, though the company did not specify whether production facilities, internal networks, or external platforms sustained direct compromise.
The cyberattack’s primary operational consequence centered on constrained product availability across Super Bock Group’s market channels, though the company did not identify which specific beverages or regions experienced the most severe shortages. In public communications issued January 30-31, the organization acknowledged potential inconveniences to customers and suppliers while expressing gratitude for solidarity messages and support from business partners. No data breach, ransomware demands, or financial theft were mentioned in official statements, focusing instead on supply chain interruptions as the dominant impact. Restoration efforts prioritized normalizing distribution systems through the enacted contingency measures, though no timeline for full recovery was provided. The incident underscored existing vulnerabilities in industrial supply chains to cyber disruptions, though Super Bock Group avoided detailing long-term strategic changes beyond immediate remediation work. Operational responses remained confined to protocol execution and stakeholder communication, without public attribution of the attack or disclosure of forensic findings.