Title: Explain cybersecurity vulnerabilities in animal feed systems.
Course: Cybersecurity in Food and Agriculture > Section: Exploring Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities in AFNR

Explanation should include

- potential contaminants
- mislabeling (intentional or unintentional)
- feed-ratio formulation
- input disruption
- distribution
- potential results of attack
- 2021, Minnesota’s Crystal Valley Cooperative ransomware attack
- 2021, Russian hacker’s ransomware attack on New Cooperative in Fort Dodge, Iowa and its impact on the food supply chains and feeding schedules for millions of chickens.

Teacher Resources:

- Minnesota Grain Handler Targeted in Ransomware Attack, Reuters
- Ransomware Gang Strikes Iowa Agriculture Business New Cooperative, the Latest Hack on Food Supply Chain, CyberScoop
- What you can learn from one co-op's ransomware attack, CHS
- How an Iowa agricultural co-op recovered from a ransomware attack, CHS
- Five tips for preventing cyberattacks, CHS

Process/Skill Questions:

- What critical sectors are affected by animal feed system breaches?
- What portion of an animal feed label is most vulnerable to mislabeling?
- How are feed rations formulated?
- How could cyberterrorist attacks disrupt feed distribution in the livestock industry?
- How could intentional or unintentional product mislabeling result in a large financial loss for a company?