Informed attack on the largest meat processing plant in the world. Blackmailers or terrorists?
JBS USA, the world's largest meat supplier, released a statement on Sunday evening, claiming it was the target of an "organized cyber security attack."
JBS, which is headquartered in North America in Greeley, Colorado, said the cyber attack "affected some of the servers that support its North American and Australian IT systems."
“The company took immediate action, suspending all affected systems, informing authorities and activating the company's global network of IT professionals and third-party experts to resolve the situation,” the statement continues. "The company's backup servers were not affected and is actively working with an Incident Response company to restore their systems as soon as possible."
The Beef Central industry website said the attack had already impacted two shifts and halted processing at one of Canada's largest meat packing plants. Operations at all cattle and lamb abattoirs in Australia have stopped and some slaughter and manufacturing shifts have also been canceled in the United States.
It is not yet known how the attack could impact consumers or whether a meat shortage would result. There is still no news on the timing of restoring JBS's IT systems.
Earlier this month, hackers attacked the largest gas pipeline operator in the United States, paralyzing the energy infrastructure of the US east coast, with supply problems and a significant rise in prices.
However, given the objective, it cannot be completely excluded that the attack is an example of Eco-terrorism and not, as in the case of the Colonial Pipeline, just an attack for profit. In any case, the risks, if the plants are not immediately restarted, of a significant increase in meat prices, in the face of a shortage of supplies.
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