A global meat processing company was hit by a cyberattack that seems to be from Russia last month, and the company revealed that it paid a ransom worth about 1.2 billion yen to the criminal group in Japanese yen, and the reality of industrial activities As a threat, there is a growing sense of crisis about cyber attacks.
Global meat processing company JBS revealed that information systems in North America and Australia were damaged by a cyberattack last month, and the White House in the United States sees Russia as the source of the attack and the Russian government I'm asking you to deal with it.
The damaged "JBS" released a statement on the 9th, revealing that it paid the criminal group a ransom of 11 million dollars, equivalent to 1.2 billion yen in Japanese yen, and the American media said that the ransom is a crypto asset It is reported that it was paid in Bitcoin.
In a statement, the company said it was "a very difficult decision" and "it was unavoidable to prevent further danger to our business partners."
In the United States last month, the country's largest oil pipeline "Colonial Pipeline" was hit by a cyber attack by a group of hackers based in Russia and was forced to suspend supply, making it realistic for industrial activities. As a threat, there is a growing sense of crisis about cyber attacks.