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Attack on meat supplier came from REvil, ransomware’s most cut-throat gang

Enlarge / Ransomware (credit: Getty Images) The cyberattack that halted some operations at the world’s biggest meat processor this week was the work of REvil, a ransomware franchise that’s known for its ever-escalating series of cut-throat tactics designed to extort the highest price. The FBI made the attribution on Wednesday, a day after word emerged […]

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Shortages loom as ransomware hamstrings the world’s biggest meat producer

Enlarge (credit: Matthew Stockman / Getty Images) A ransomware attack has struck the world’s biggest meat producer, causing it to halt some operations in the US, Canada, and Australia while threatening shortages throughout the world, including up to a fifth of the American supply. Brazil-based JBS SA said on Monday that it was the target […]

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