White House in contact with Russia after meat producer JBS hit with ransomware attack

The Biden administration said that it had been notified of a ransomware attack targeting the meat processing company JBS, and has been in contact with Russia's government about the incident.

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"Meat producer JBS notified us on Sunday that they are the victims of a ransomware attack," White House principal deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters, adding that the firm"notified the administration that the ransom demand came from a criminal organization likely based in Russia."

JBS, one of the world's largest meat producers, on Monday said that it was"the target of an organized cybersecurity attack, affecting some of the servers supporting its North American and Australian IT system."

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