"Australian authorities are part of an international hunt for cyber criminals who've shut down the nation's largest meat and food processing company, JBS Foods. JBS facilities in other countries have also been hit in a cyber attack that could affect meat supply chains world wide...The company has 47 facilities across Australia... 'The technology they use goes to the heart of the quality assurance of the beef they are processing'..." https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7277483/hackers-hit-australian-meatworks-giant/?cs=14231
FYI: JBS Foods is the world's largest meat processing company. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-05...wn-global-meat-processing-giant-jbs/100178310
"JBS meatworks cyber attack shuts down Australia, US and Canada facilities..." https://www.news.com.au/finance/bus...s/news-story/223ecda182db2c319722cbfadddb38f6
"Media Statement: JBS USA Cybersecurity Attack GREELEY, Colo., May 31, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On Sunday, May 30, JBS USA determined that it was the target of an organized cybersecurity attack, affecting some of the servers supporting its North American and Australian IT systems. The company took immediate action, suspending all affected systems... The company’s backup servers were not affected, and it is actively working with an Incident Response firm to restore its systems as soon as possible... The company is not aware of any evidence at this time that any customer, supplier or employee data has been compromised or misused as a result of the situation. Resolution of the incident will take time, which may delay certain transactions with customers and suppliers." https://www.globenewswire.com/news-...a-Statement-JBS-USA-Cybersecurity-Attack.html
"JBS hack may have come from Russia, meat processing company tells White House The meat processing company JBS has told the White House that the cyber attack that hit the company probably came from Russia. White House Deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters that 'the White House has offered assistance to JBS' and that the company told the Biden administration that they had received a ransom demand from a criminal organization 'likely based in Russia'..." https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/jbs-hack-meat-processing-russia-b1857745.html
"Slaughterhouse closures spread after cyberattack on meat producer... A cyberattack on JBS SA, the world’s largest meat producer, has forced the shutdown of some slaughterhouses globally, and there are signs that closures are spreading. JBS’s five biggest U.S. beef plants, which combined handle 22,500 cattle a day, have halted meat processing... Slaughter operations in Australia had already been halted...and one of Canada’s largest beef plants was idled for its second day on Tuesday... JBS closed meat processing facilities in Utah, Texas, Wisconsin and Nebraska and canceled shifts at plants in Iowa and Colorado on Tuesday... Pork and chicken facilities across the nation are also being closed..." https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2...res-spread-after-cyberattack-on-meat-producer
"U.S. says ransomware attack on meatpacker JBS likely from Russia CHICAGO/ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - The White House said on Tuesday that Brazil's JBS SA has informed the U.S. government that a ransomware attack against the company that has disrupted meat production in North America and Australia originated from a criminal organization likely based in Russia... Jean-Pierre [White House spokeswoman] said: 'JBS notified the administration that the ransom demand came from a criminal organization likely based in Russia. The White House is engaging directly with the Russian government on this matter and delivering the message that responsible states do not harbor ransomware criminals'..." https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/l...Jb9F7tJFbCPAsX1xgRJNgenMx6ro71uMdOagFIh8KqPgu
"All JBS Beef Plants in U.S. Shut After Cyberattack All of JBS SA’s beef plants in the U.S. have been shut as a result of a cyberattack that targeted some of the company’s servers over the weekend, according to an official at the United Food & Commercial Workers. The United Food & Commercial Workers union represents workers at JBS’s plants in the U.S." https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...ants-in-u-s-shut-after-cyberattack-union-says
"Hacking Outfit Linked to Russia [REvil] Is Behind JBS Cyberattack (Bloomberg) -- A notorious Russia-linked hacking group is behind the cyberattack against JBS SA, according to four people familiar with the assault who were not authorized to speak publicly on the matter. The cyber gang goes by the name REvil or Sodinokibi..." https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/hacking-outfit-linked-to-russia-is-behind-jbs-cyberattack-1.1611426
"JBS Moves to Reopen ‘Vast Majority’ of Plants After Cyberattack (Bloomberg) -- JBS SA, the largest meat producer globally, has made 'significant progress' to resolve the cyberattack that impacted its global operations and will have the 'vast majority' of its plants operational on Wednesday. 'Our systems are coming back online and we are not sparing any resources to fight this threat,' JBS USA Chief Executive Officer Andre Nogueira said in a statement late Tuesday..." https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/jbs-moves-to-reopen-vast-majority-of-plants-after-cyberattack-1.1611424
"Washington, D.C. FBI National Press Office June 2, 2021 FBI Statement on JBS Cyberattack As the lead federal investigative agency fighting cyber threats, combating cybercrime is one of the FBI’s highest priorities. We have attributed the JBS attack to REvil and Sodinokibi and are working diligently to bring the threat actors to justice. We continue to focus our efforts on imposing risk and consequences and holding the responsible cyber actors accountable. Our private sector partnerships are essential to responding quickly when a cyber intrusion occurs and providing support to victims affected by our cyber adversaries. A cyberattack on one is an attack on us all. We encourage any entity that is the victim of a cyberattack to immediately notify the FBI through one of our 56 field offices." https://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/fbi-statement-on-jbs-cyberattack
"Hackers plotted cyberattack on meat producer JBS for months... The hackers who used ransomware to shut down JBS, the world’s largest meat producer, explored the potential attack in February and stole data for several months from the food giant’s locations in Australia and Brazil, according to security researcher SecurityScorecard... ...in March, they began taking data from JBS’s Australia location, according to the researchers. SecurityScorecard found credentials belonging to employees of the company’s Australia branch on the dark web just before the exfiltration began... SecurityScorecard also found evidence suggesting that hackers took data in April and May from a JBS location in Brazil. The company was then hit at end-May with ransomware https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/c...meat-producer-jbs-for-months-researcher-says/
"JBS Paid $11 Million to Resolve Ransomware Attack Meat supplier’s U.S. chief executive says firm paid cybercriminals in bitcoin to avoid more disruptions... The ransom payment, in bitcoin, was made to shield JBS meat plants from further disruption and to limit the potential impact on restaurants, grocery stores and farmers that rely on JBS, said Andre Nogueira, chief executive of Brazilian meat company JBS SA’s U.S. division... 'It was very painful to pay the criminals, but we did the right thing for our customers'..." https://www.wsj.com/articles/jbs-paid-11-million-to-resolve-ransomware-attack-11623280781
"...The company confirmed it made the payment in a statement Wednesday, saying it did so after most of its plants started operating again last week. The company consulted with its own IT workers and external cybersecurity experts, it said, and decided to pay the ransom to make sure no data was stolen..." https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/06/09/jbs-11-million-ransom/
