World's Largest Meat Processor Hit with Apparent Ransomware Attack
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The Australian and North American arms of the world’s largest meat processor, Brazil’s JBS Meat Processing, have been affected by what appears to be a ransomware attack, with the Australian arm completely shut down. The North American operations of JBS were closed for the Memorial Day weekend, but a similar shutdown is expected for this branch of the business in the U.S.
JBS Australia said it could not speculate when it would resume processing operations in Australia, saying the priority was to assess the impact and extent of the attack. (Jon Condon / Beef Central)
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