Security Incident
JBS Ransomware: $11.00M Reported Loss
JBS USA Holdings Inc. paid an $11 million ransom to cybercriminals last week that temporarily destroyed a plant that handles about a fifth of the nation's meat supply, the chief executive said. .
- Reported loss
- $ 11,000,000
- Attack category
- Ransomware
Incident Overview
Andre Nogueira, CEO of the U.S. division of Brazilian meat company JBS SA, said the bitcoin ransom was to protect the JBS meat plant from further damage and limit the potential impact on restaurants, grocery stores and farmers that depend on JBS.
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