JBS USA, the largest supplier of meat in the world, says it was hit with a cyberattack on Sunday, May 30.
The company announced the news in a statement on Monday, May 31, one day after the attack. JBS USA claims they shut down all affected systems, and that their backup servers were not hit:
On Sunday, May 30, JBS USA determined that it was the target of an organized cybersecurity attack, affecting some of the servers supporting its North American and Australian IT systems. The company took immediate action, suspending all affected systems, notifying authorities and activating the company’s global network of IT professionals and third-party experts to resolve the situation. The company’s backup servers were not affected, and it is actively working with an Incident Response firm to restore its systems as soon as possible.
The company is not aware of any evidence at this time that any customer, supplier or employee data has been compromised or misused as a result of the situation. Resolution of the incident will take time, which may delay certain transactions with customers and suppliers.
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The attack is just the latest to hit a high profile company or organizations — SolarWinds, Microsoft Exchange, and Colonial Pipeline are just three other examples of major cybersecurity attacks in the last six months.
