REvil, A Notorious Ransomware Gang, Was Behind JBS Cyberattack, The FBI Says
NPRREvil, A Notorious Ransomware Gang, Was Behind JBS Cyberattack, The FBI Says Enlarge this image toggle caption David Zalubowski/AP David Zalubowski/AP DETROIT — The world's largest meat processing company has resumed most production after a weekend cyberattack, but experts say the vulnerabilities exposed by this attack and others are far from resolved. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Wednesday the U.S. is considering all options in dealing with the attack and that President Joe Biden intends to confront Russia's leader, Vladimir Putin, about his nation's harboring of ransomware criminals when the two meet in Europe in two weeks. Ransomware expert Allan Liska of the cybersecurity firm Recorded Future said JBS was the largest food manufacturer yet to be hit by ransomware, in which criminal hackers paralyze entire networks by scrambling their data. Sponsor Message Hultquist said ransomware syndicates are going after more critical and visible targets because they've invested heavily in identifying "whales" - companies they think will yield big ransoms.
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