Meat giant JBS pays $11 million in ransom to resolve cyberattack
The FBI has attributed
the attack to REvil, a Russian-speaking gang that has made some of the
largest ransomware demands on record in recent month.
The world's largest meat-processing company said that it paid the hacker who hacked into their computer system at the end of last month, the equivalent of $ 11 million.
The brazilian company JBS SA said on May 31 that it was the victim of a ransomware attack, but on Wednesday, the company's north AMERICAN branch, confirmed for the first time, that he has paid the ransom.
"This is a very difficult decision for the company and for me personally," said Andre Nogueira, CEO of JBS USA.
"However, we felt that this decision should be made to prevent potential risks to our clients." JBS said that, most of the facilities were in operation, when it has made the payment, but it decided to pay in order to avoid any unexpected problems, and to make sure that no information is leaking.
The FBI, the attributes of this attack is that the Revila in the Russian part of the gang, to bring forward some of the biggest ransomware demand over the past couple of months.
Al-Jazeera, the faces of the cyber-attacks
The Pan-Arab satellite network Al-Jazeera has said it has been continuously vulnerable to hacking attempts over the past few days, however, a cyber attack on Qatar's flagship product, the broadcaster has been in the back.
The brazilian company JBS SA said on May 31 that it was the victim of a ransomware attack, but on Wednesday, the company's north AMERICAN branch, confirmed for the first time, that he has paid the ransom.
"This is a very difficult decision for the company and for me personally," said Andre Nogueira, CEO of JBS USA.
"However, we felt that this decision should be made to prevent potential risks to our clients." JBS said that, most of the facilities were in operation, when it has made the payment, but it decided to pay in order to avoid any unexpected problems, and to make sure that no information is leaking.
The FBI, the attributes of this attack is that the Revila in the Russian part of the gang, to bring forward some of the biggest ransomware demand over the past couple of months.
Al-Jazeera, the faces of the cyber-attacks
The Pan-Arab satellite network Al-Jazeera has said it has been continuously vulnerable to hacking attempts over the past few days, however, a cyber attack on Qatar's flagship product, the broadcaster has been in the back.
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