By Gregory Hale
Adel, Iowa-based spring manufacturer, Iowa Spring Manufacturing & Sales, Inc. suffered a cyberattack in April where personally identifiable information ended up stolen in the hack.
“On April 9, 2026, Iowa Spring became aware of suspicious activity affecting its systems,” the company said in a notice to victims. “Iowa Spring initiated an investigation with the assistance of outside professionals and contained its network.”
As a result of its investigation, the company found an unauthorized third party accessed certain Iowa Spring systems between April 3 and April 11, and acquired files.
On September 10, that review identified the affected files contained personal information related to certain individuals. The personal information included name and Social Security number.
Upon discovering the event, Iowa Spring said it moved quickly to investigate and respond to the event, assess the security of Iowa Spring systems, and identify potentially affected individuals.
Reviewing Security Policies
Furthermore, Iowa Spring notified federal law enforcement regarding the event. Iowa Spring is reviewing its existing policies and procedures to help reduce the likelihood of a similar event occurring in the future.
In operation since 1977, Iowa Spring is a family-owned manufacturer of custom-engineered industrial, agricultural, and overhead garage door springs. Iowa Spring has two locations in Adel, IA. The group also owns sister companies Southern Atlantic Spring in Granite Quarry, North Carolina and Northeast Spring in Reading, Pennsylvania.
The company manufactures springs for wide variety of industries and applications such as overhead garage doors, agricultural equipment, construction equipment, snowplows, dock levelers, lift gates, trailers, and recreational equipment, to name a few.
No further information was immediately available on who was behind the attack and what kind of attack it was.
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