Jun 02, 2021 11:18:00

The world's largest meat company, JBS, was attacked by ransomware, and all beef factories in the United States were shut down.

Brazil-based world's largest meat processor,

JBS , shut down all affected systems on May 31, 2021 after a cyberattack broke IT systems in the United States, Canada and Australia. I announced that. The company said on June 1 that most of its factories would resume operations on June 2 due to progress in restoration, but the affected factories accounted for one-fifth of meat production in the United States. Since it was being supplied, there was a concern about a global shortage of meat.

Media Statement: JBS USA Cybersecurity Attack
https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/05/31/2239049/0/en/Media-Statement-JBS-USA-Cybersecurity-Attack.html

US says ransomware attack on meatpacker JBS likely from Russia; cattle slaughter resuming
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/01/big-north-american-meat-plants-halt-operations-after-jbs-cyberattack.html

JBS Moves to Reopen'Vast Majority' of Plants After Cyberattack --Bloomberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-02/jbs-moves-to-reopen-vast-majority-of-plants-after-cyberattack

US: Russian threat actors likely behind JBS ransomware attack
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-russian-threat-actors-likely-behind-jbs-ransomware-attack/

JBS USA, a subsidiary of JBS, announced on May 31 that its IT system was shut down due to a cyber security attack on the 30th of the previous day. The US government, which received a report from the company, issued a statement on June 1 stating that the attack was by a Russian-based criminal organization.

JBS is the world's largest meat trader, and the attack shut down Australia's operations. An official from the United Food and Commercial Workers' Union told CNBC that the attack had forced all US beef factories to shut down.

The shutdown of JBS caused a great deal of turmoil in the American meat industry. The United States Department of Agriculture estimates that the total number of beef cattle dismantled by meat processors in the country on June 1 was 94,000, down 22% from the same day last week and 18% from the previous year. .. The number of edible pigs dismantled also decreased by 20% from the previous week and 7% from the previous year. As a result, the price of the second choice cut grade of American beef that wholesalers trade in large quantities will increase by $ 3.59 per 100 pounds of meat to $ 334.56. There was a big turmoil in the US food supply network, such as (36,670 yen).

U.S. government deputy spokesman Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters, 'We have confirmed that JBS SA has received a ransom from an attacker who appears to be Russian. The attack was by ransomware. I said.

In the United States, the country's largest oil pipeline was shut down for five days after a ransomware attack on May 9, raising concerns about a serious fuel shortage in the eastern United States.

America's largest oil pipeline shuts down due to ransomware attack, Biden administration declares emergency-GIGAZINE

JBS USA CEO Andre Nogueira said in a statement on June 1 'We are at the heart of the food supply chain with Pilgrim's Pride , another chicken processor under JBS, so we are responsible for resuming operations as soon as possible. I recognize that I owe it to you. ' On the 2nd, the North American meat factory was partially normalized, announcing that 'our system is returning online and we were able to ship products from almost every facility to our customers.' Clarified.

Whether JBS rejected the attacker's ransom demand is unknown at the time of writing, but CEO Nogueira said, 'We have cybersecurity plans to address this type of issue, and those plans were successful. It is believed that a positive response was taken, as he said.

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It turns out that the ransom of 1.2 billion yen was paid to the ransomware attacker by JBS, the world's largest meat processor --GIGAZINE