9 & 10 News June 3, 2021 An oil pipeline, meat packing company and ferry service all fell victim recently to a ransomware attack. The latest major ransomware attack in the United States took aim at the meat supply. Ransomware involves hackers taking over a computer system and then holding it for some kind of ransom, typically internet currency. “They don’t necessarily want to do damage to the infrastructure, but they know when the infrastructure is critical, you don’t have the option to just ignore these people. You either have to deal with them or turn over to some backup system,” said Dr. Steve Bucci, a former top Pentagon Official.