Meat processing company JBS paid $11M to settle REvil ransomware attack
Meat processing company JBS paid $11M to settle REvil ransomware attack SHARE Another day and another company has paid a ransom following an attack, a concession that likely will encourage ransomware gangs to target even more companies. Today’s news involves global meat processing company JBS S.A. The company was in the news June 1 after it was struck by a ransomware attack that caused it to suspend operations in North America and Australia. JBS paid an equivalent to $11 million in cryptocurrency to resolve its ransomware issue and openly admits so. “This was a ...
Source: siliconangle.com