2020-11-16 AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST Cybersecurity Incident

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AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST initially disclosed a cybersecurity incident in an SEC 8-K filing on 2020-11-16 17:17:01 EST.

Incident Details

Material: Unknown
Is Breach: Unknown
Records Compromised: Unknown
Data Types Impacted: No Data Types Tracked (yet)

Compromised Date:
Detected Date: 2020-11-16
Disclosure Date: 2020-11-16
Contained Date:
Recovered Date:

Attack Goal: Unknown

Costs: No Costs Tracked (yet)

Filings

8-K filed on 2020-11-16

AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST filed an 8-K at 2020-11-16 17:17:01 EST
Accession Number: 0001193125-20-294943

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On November 16, 2020, Americold Realty Trust (the “Company” or “Americold”) determined that its computer network was affected by a cybersecurity incident. As a precautionary measure, the Company took immediate steps to help contain the incident and implemented business continuity plans, where appropriate, to continue ongoing operations. The Company has notified and is working closely with law enforcement, cybersecurity experts and legal counsel.

Security, in all its forms, remains a top priority at Americold, and the Company will continue to seek to take all appropriate measures to further safeguard the integrity of its information technology infrastructure, data and customer information.

8-K filed on 2020-11-30

AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST filed an 8-K at 2020-11-30 07:00:31 EST
Accession Number: 0001193125-20-304899

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

As previously announced, on November 16, 2020, Americold Realty Trust (the “Company” or “Americold”) determined that its computer network was affected by a cybersecurity incident. The Company took immediate steps to help contain the incident and implemented business continuity plans, where appropriate, to continue ongoing operations.

While the Company’s investigation of the incident is ongoing, at this time the Company believes the incident has been contained. Although the Company has not yet completed its investigation of the incident nor determined the costs and expenses associated with the incident, based on the information currently known, the Company does not expect the incident to have a material impact on its business or operations. The Company carries insurance, including cyber insurance, commensurate with its size and the nature of its operations.

The Company is focused on expeditiously completing its investigation of the incident with the assistance of the third-party experts it retained. The Company has also reported the incident to law enforcement and is cooperating with their investigation.

Security, in all its forms, remains a top priority at Americold, and the Company will continue to seek to take all appropriate measures to safeguard the integrity of its information technology infrastructure, data and customer information.

The foregoing information is furnished pursuant to Item 7.01, “Regulation FD.” The information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, and shall not be or be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

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