JBS Foods confirms it paid US$11M ransom in cyberattack

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The world’s largest meat processing company says it paid the equivalent of US$11 million (about $13.3 million CAD) to hackers who broke into its computer system late last month

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Brazil-based JBS SA said on May 31 that it was the victim of a ransomware attack, but Wednesday was the first time the company’s U.S. division confirmed that it had paid the ransom.

“This was a very difficult decision to make for our company and for me personally,’” said Andre Nogueira, the CEO of JBS USA.

“The attack targeted servers supporting JBS’s operations in North America and Australia”

 

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