Meatpacking giant JBS says paid US$11mil to hackers in ransomware attack

An RM45.29mil ransom in bitcoin was paid to extortionists to prevent any further disruption by the hackers, revealed meat supplier JBS. — AFP

The American subsidiary of Brazilian meat processor JBS paid the equivalent of US$11mil (RM45.29mil) to ransomware extortionists to prevent any further disruption by the hackers, the company said in a statement Wednesday.

"JBS USA today confirmed it paid the equivalent of US$11mil (RM45.29mil) in ransom in response to the criminal hack against its operations," the company said, with US media reporting that the payment was made in bitcoin.