Clorox discloses $49M hit from cyberattack

Cleaning products company Clorox disclosed the major cybersecurity incident that led to a shutdown of its automated order processing late last year has cost it about $49 million.

After Clorox discovered unauthorized activity on its computer systems beginning Aug. 11, it took its systems offline, hired a cybersecurity consultant, and shut down automated order processing.

The company continued servicing customers by handling orders manually and conducting processing procedures at a reduced rate. It hired forensic experts and others to investigate and remediate the attack, it said.