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WestRock Co

Restore mill systems to full operation following the ransomware incident and winter weather disruptions

Delivered by the deadline

AI-assessed · human review in progress Found and assessed by AI from the cited sources. Shown with its evidence; it is not counted in any Kept Score until confirmed.

Announced
4 Mar 2021
Due
31 Mar 2021
Delivered
March 2021
  • Deadline
  • Met
  • Late
  • Not met
  • Today

What the company said

“mill systems expected to be fully restored by the end of March”
  • SourceWestRock Co Form 8-K press release, 2021-03-04
  • FilingSEC filing index
  • Deadline as statedby the end of March
  • Deadline used31 Mar 2021, the last day of the stated period
  • TypeFacility
  • Permanent referenceKI-C-2021-C732845-025111
    Cite as https://keptindex.org/c/KI-C-2021-C732845-025111/ — this address never changes.

What we found

Evidence strength A What the grades mean

Later 10-Q filings say all mills and converting locations resumed production at pre-ransomware levels in March 2021 or earlier and that all systems were back in service, though shipment gaps closed later in Q2.

  • A
    WestRock Co 10-Q filed 2021-05-07 Regulatory filing · published 7 May 2021 · retrieved 27 Oct 2026 · kept permanently by the SEC
    “All of our mills and converting locations began producing and shipping paper and packaging at pre-ransomware levels in March 2021 or earlier.” ✓ confirmed on the page
  • A
    WestRock Co 10-Q filed 2021-08-09 Regulatory filing · published 9 Aug 2021 · retrieved 27 Oct 2026 · kept permanently by the SEC
    “All systems are back in service.” ✓ confirmed on the page
  • A
    WestRock Co 10-Q filed 2021-08-09 Regulatory filing · published 9 Aug 2021 · retrieved 27 Oct 2026 · kept permanently by the SEC
    “While shipments from some of our facilities initially lagged behind production levels, this gap closed as systems were restored during the second quarter of fiscal 2021.” ✓ confirmed on the page

Checked 27 Oct 2026.

Commitment DNA

The structured record of this commitment. Fields the company did not state are left blank rather than guessed.

Event type
Facility other
Indicative materiality
Medium rules
Action
Restore
Deliverable
Mill systems full restoration after ransomware and winter weather disruption
Language
Expected (“expects”, “plans”)
In the company’s control
Medium
Specificity
Medium
Depends on
Weather

How this entry was checked

  1. Commitment recordedThe company's words were matched word for word against the filing.
  2. First checkAn AI model, Claude (Anthropic), read the company's later filings and recorded the outcome with a quoted passage.

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