United States
USA
JBS confirms $11M ransom after attack halted U.S. slaughter for a day
JBS USA disclosed it paid an $11 million ransom following a cyberattack that disrupted North American operations and led to halting cattle slaughter at all U.S. plants for a day. The company said the payment was made to mitigate further operational risk.
70
Estimated severity
70 / 100
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Source reliability
98 / 100
Approximate Date
30/05/2021
Targeted Company
JBS USA
Targeted Company Supply Chain Impact
Distribution & Fulfillment
Procurement & Sourcing
Production & Manufacturing
Sales (Retail & Ecommerce)
Warehousing
Service Delivery
Unrecognized Impact
Supply Chain Relations
No information
Geographic Impact
Country Targeted Company
Other Affected Countries
Canada
CAN
Target country
United States
Affected countries
United StatesCanada
Impacted regions
No information
Operational Impact
Duration
1 day
Financial impact (USD M)
$11M
Impact types
Facility shutdownProduction interruptionCapacity reduction
Affected sectors
Food & Beverage
Affected departments
Production & Manufacturing
Attack Profile
Attack types
Ransomware
Attributed threat actors
No information
Sources
Incident Sources
jbsfoodsgroup.comhttps://jbsfoodsgroup.com/articles/jbs-usa-cyberattack-media-statement-june-9reuters.comhttps://www.reuters.com/technology/jbs-paid-11-mln-response-ransomware-attack-2021-06-09wsj.comhttps://www.wsj.com/tech/cybersecurity/jbs-paid-11-million-to-resolve-ransomware-attack-11623280781cbsnews.comhttps://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/greeley-jbs-11-million-pay-cybercriminals-ransomware-revil-attack