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Small Michigan manufacturer recounts cyberattack and warns certification costs could push firms from defense supply chain
Summary
Karen Arondowski, owner of IF Metal Works, recounted a March cybersecurity intrusion that compromised banking and Social Security data; she described estimated certification and physical-security costs near $190,000 and urged expansion of grant help to keep small firms in the defense supply chain.
Lansing — Karen Arondowski, owner of IF Metal Works in Roseville, appeared before the House Communications and Technology Committee on May 20 and described a recent cybersecurity intrusion that compromised her business accounts and personal information and underscored the financial burden of meeting Department of Defense cybersecurity requirements.
Arondowski told the committee that attackers accessed her Comcast account and changed passwords, and that two banks contacted her after suspicious activity: "They had my full Social Security number," she said. The breach…
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