Petya cyber-attack: Cadbury factory hit as ransomware spreads to Australian businesses

Production halted at factory owned by Spanish food company Mondelez while DLA Piper employees also affected

Production at Cadbury's chocolate factory in Hobart has stopped after its parent company found itself engulfed in the ransomware cyber-attack that has spread through the US and Europe. Australian staff of global law firm DLA Piper Ltd are also suspected victims of the attack.

The Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union's Tasmanian secretary, John Short, said production was stopped about 9.30pm on Tuesday after computers stopped working at the factory, which is owned by the Spanish food company Mondelez.