JBS Paid $11 Million in Bitcoin to Hackers to Resolve Ransomware Attack

JBS Paid $11 Million in Bitcoin to Hackers to Resolve Ransomware Attack
A JBS meat packing plant in Greeley, Colo. on April 16, 2020. Matthew Stockman/Getty Images
Isabel van Brugen
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JBS Foods, the world’s largest meat supplier, said Wednesday that the company paid $11 million in bitcoin to hackers to resolve the ransomware attack that disrupted much of its operations in North America and Australia.

The meat-producing giant said that it paid the sum to ransomware attackers to “mitigate any unforeseen issues related to the attack and ensure no data was exfiltrated.”
Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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