Tag: JBS USA

BlackMatter

BlackMatter ransomware group goes under, after pressure from authorities

A message posted on Twitter on Wednesday said that the BlackMatter ransomware group will be shutting down operations after facing ‘certain unsolvable circumstances associated with pressure from authorities (part of the team is no longer available, after the latest news)…

Cyber Incident Reporting

Cyber incident reporting bill mandates reporting for ransomware, critical infrastructure attacks

A new “Cyber Incident Reporting” bipartisan legislation bill introduced in the U.S. Senate requires critical infrastructure owners and operators to report to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) if they experience a cyber-attack, and most entities to report if…

NEW Cooperative

BlackMatter ransomware group strikes NEW Cooperative, makes demand of $5.9 million

NEW Cooperative, has been targeted by the BlackMatter ransomware group. The weekend ransomware attack to the food critical infrastructure sector comes with the hackers initially making a demand for US$5.9 million, which will increase to $11.8 million, if the pay-off…

ransomware hack

JBS recovering from ransomware hack, likely caused by Russian criminal organization

JBS USA announced Tuesday significant progress in resolving the ransomware hack, which impacted the company’s operations in North America and Australia. Its supply operations were also slowly returning to normalcy. The company said that it is not aware of any…