Australian police are investigating a ransomware attack at the facilities of JBS Foods — one of the largest producers of meat in the world – as the White House fingers Russia-based cybercriminals.
The attack has forced the Brazilian-owned business, which operates 47 facilities across Australia, with others located in Brazil, the US, and Canada, to stop production in some units. It’s not currently known how many factories in total have been forced to halt operations.
JBS said on 31 May that it had been the "target of an organized cybersecurity attack, affecting some of the servers supporting its North American and Australian IT systems." This was "determined" on the 30 May, it added.
The food processing company had "suspen[ded] all affected systems, notifying authorities and ac ..
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