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A general view of the JBS USA Worthington pork plant in Minnesota, U.S., October 28, 2020. REUTERS/Bing Guan
JBS USA, subsidiary of Brazilian firm JBS SA (JBSS3.SA), said in a statement on Wednesday that the company paid an $11 million ransom in a cyberattack that disrupted much of its North American and Australian operations.
The world s largest meat producer canceled shifts at its U.S. and Canadian meat plants last week, after the cyberattack that threatened to disrupt food supply chains and inflate food prices.
The Brazilian meatpacker s arm in the United States and Pilgrims Pride Corp (PPC.O), a U.S. chicken company mostly owned by JBS, lost less than one day s worth of food production. read more
Pan-Arab satellite network Al Jazeera said it was subjected to continual hacking attempts over recent days but the cyber attack on Qatar's flagship broadcaster had been fended off.
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday said he is initiating a review of recent high-profile cyber attacks on governments and businesses to find out whether a legislative response is needed.
Electronic Arts Inc (EA.O) is investigating a recent data breach, where some of its game source code and related tools were stolen, the videogame publisher said on Thursday, becoming the latest victim of a spate of cyberattacks on U.S. companies.
A construction sign in Denver caught the eye of morning commuters Wednesday because of three different messages on the sign that clearly were not related to work.