Piskaryovsky Dairy Plant Resumes Production After DDoS Attack
On September 17, the internal network of the Piskaryovsky Dairy Plant faced a DDoS attack. The disruption affected the company's equipment, and registration of products in the state digital marking system became impossible. Without such registration, the sale of goods through regular channels was restricted.
On September 21, plant representatives announced that dairy production continues, though the company has not yet returned to its usual capacity. The timeline for full production restoration has not been specified. A portion of the milk usually directed to Piskaryovsky is temporarily sent to other facilities.
The plant has reported efforts to restore its infrastructure. Representatives stated that the attack did not completely halt operations and that production continues. Deliveries to retail chains were halted over the weekend but were later resumed.
Piskaryovsky received consent from the Center for Advanced Technologies Development, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and city authorities for the temporary sale of products without digital marking codes. A check showed that the plant's products were being sold in stores without scanning such codes on Sunday. However, market participants reported difficulties in selling Piskaryovsky's dairy products in certain retail outlets in St. Petersburg.
The company stated that returns from retail have been minimal. The head of one of the Northwestern dairy plants connected the incident with the vulnerability of food production facilities, which require internet channels for operation. He noted that shutting down the main and backup channels could completely stop the operations of a dairy plant.
Piskaryovsky annually processes 132,000 tons of milk, with its own farms producing 45,000 tons. The company is considered the largest dairy plant among players in the St. Petersburg market. Its revenue amounts to 13.7 billion rubles, with a net profit of 1.2 billion rubles last year.
In St. Petersburg, there is also a branch of "Milk Logic," owning the former Danone assets, and a division of "Wimm-Bill-Dann." A major player in the Leningrad Region dairy market is the "Galaktika" group of companies.
