- Grain giant kw kellogg has suffered a data overgrazing
- Fortunately, only four people appear to be affected
- This can be connected to the recent transfer violations
The grain giant WK Kellogg was hit by a data violation early in 2025, which has affected an unknown number of people.
Cygenerws Reports violation of messages was sent to the lawyer’s offices in Maine and New Hampshire, but these claim that only four people were affected between the two states.
The servers affected by the violation were used to transfer employee registers to WK Kellogg’s HR Service providers, which means that some exposed data is likely to include personally identifiable information (PII). This may leave those affected at risk of identity theft and fraud, so WK Kellogg rightly offers one year of credit monitoring and identity theft to those affected in the violation.
A familiar story
The violation is reportedly through a third -party provider, File Transfer Service Cleo, which was also used in a suspected C10P ransomware attack against Sam’s Club at the end of March 2025.
This incident so that attackers allegedly listened to the personal data for about 100,000 employees and were part of a much wider campaign of the C10P group, where at least two dozen organizations were compromised through the vulnerability of the filing service.
It is not yet clear whether the WK Kellogg violation is a ransomware attack, or whether the same group behind the incident -and the company did not immediately respond with any comment.
However, WK Kellogg is far from alone, as violations of third parties have become a major security problem, with almost all companies in Europe (98%) experiencing a third -party break in the last year, compared to only 18% of organizations suffering from a direct violation.
In the age of globalization, it is almost impossible to run a business without working with a third party, so knowing your supplier and being sure to manage the risks they come with are the key to keeping your information secure.
