FBI Identifies Hackers Behind Ransomware Attack on World’s Largest Meat Supplier

The FBI on Wednesday identified the hacker groups behind the ransomware attack on JBS, the world’s largest meat supplier.

Surprise, surprise, the FBI said Russian-linked “REvil and Sodinokibi” are behind the JBS hack:

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 cyber attack on one is an attack on us all.

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