World’s Largest Meat Supplier Pauses Processing After IT Systems Hit with Ransomware Attack – One-Fifth of US Beef Production Wiped Out
JBS, the world’s largest beef supplier was hit with a ransomware attack on Sunday, threatening US meat supply.
Sunday’s cyberattack on JBS comes just weeks after ransomware hackers shut down the Colonial Pipeline, creating gas lines and shortages.
One-fifth of US beef production was wiped out after JBS paused processing at five of its biggest beef plants which manage a total of 22,500 cattle per day.
NBC News reported:
JBS, one of the world’s largest international meat processors, was hacked Sunday, the company said in an email, forcing the company to take systems offline and stop work in North America and Australia.
The company maintains 11 beef processing facilities in Australia and 26 chicken processing plants in the U.S.
