JBS USA, one of the world’s major meat producers, hit by cyberattack

Video above: Next steps in the fight against ransomware attacks Leading meat producer JBS USA was hit by a cyberattack on Sunday, which affected servers supporting IT systems in North America and Australia. Gave, the company said in a news release. “Current evidence that customer, supplier, or employee data has been compromised or misused as a result of this situation,” said JBS. “Case resolution takes time and customers and suppliers Certain transactions with may be delayed. ”The performer of the cyberattack is unknown. JBS said it would work with an incident response company to restore the system as soon as possible. The company did not immediately respond to requests for additional comment. JBS USA is one of the largest food products in the world. Said to be part of Foods. Companies. According to the website, the company operates in 15 countries and has customers in about 100 countries. The brands include Pilgrims, Great Southern and Aberdeen Black. The attack occurred weeks after a cyberattack targeting the Colonial Pipeline, shutting down one of the largest fuel pipelines in the United States for six days. Microsoft said in May that hackers involved in last year’s SolarWinds attack believed they had targeted 3,000 email accounts in various organizations.