Tag: cyberattack

Where’s the Beef? Thanks to Russian Hackers, It’s Ever Closer to Home

Commentary MURRYSVILLE, Pennsylvania—Elaine Noll is standing in front of the cherry white and blue stand for Billy’s Country Smokehouse at the local farmers market. Wrapped around her left arm is a canvas bag filled with local roots and vegetables she purchased. She is now listening as Shirley Stana explains to her the different fresh and…


Russia-Linked Group REvil Responsible For JBS Cyberattack: FBI

A Russia-linked hacking group was behind the ransomware attack that has disrupted operations at JBS Foods, the world’s largest meat supplier, the FBI said on Wednesday. “We have attributed the JBS attack to REvil and Sodinokibi and are working diligently to bring the threat actors to justice,” the FBI said in a statement. “We continue…


NY Transit Officials Confirm Cyberattack, Say Harm Limited

NEW YORK—Hackers infiltrated computer systems for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in New York, setting off a scramble to counter a potentially crippling cyberattack against North America’s largest transit system, MTA officials confirmed on Wednesday. The officials said in a statement that the agency received an alert from the FBI and other federal agencies saying three…


Largest Meat Producer Getting Back Online After Cyberattack

CANBERRA, Australia—The world’s largest meat processing company is getting back online after production around the world was disrupted by a cyberattack just weeks after a similar incident shut down a U.S. oil pipeline. Brazil’s JBS SA said late Tuesday that it had made “significant progress” in dealing with the cyberattack and expected the “vast majority”…


Cyberattack Paralyses JBS Meatworks Across Australia and North-South America

A  cyberattack has paralysed the world’s largest meat processing company JBS with operations shutting down in Australia and further stoppages expected across North and South America. Australian subsidiary, JBS Australia, was forced to close its operations on Monday and cancel its beef and lamb processing orders as a response. CEO Brent Eastwood confirmed the attack…


Hackers Behind SolarWinds Attack Target 150 Organizations In New Cyber Campaign

Microsoft said the hackers behind the SolarWinds cyberattack have launched a fresh campaign targeting over 150 government agencies, think tanks, and non-governmental organizations. The Russian-based hacking group, which goes by various names including Nobelium, launched the new attack after gaining access to an email marketing service used by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID),…


‘Positive’ Decryption Tool Given to Irish Health Service After Ransom Attack

The result of initial tests on a decryption tool made available to Ireland’s national health service has been positive, the Irish Health Minister has said. The Irish Government said on Thursday—almost a week after a ransomware attack of the Health Service Executive’s (HSE) IT system—that a decryption tool had been made available. It also insisted that no ransom…


Sen. Ron Johnson Says Green New Deal Would Make US Grid More Vulnerable to Cyberattacks

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said Sunday that the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack and ensuing shutdown have exposed “existential”-level vulnerabilities in America’s fuel and electrical grid, calling it “a devil of a problem” for which there’s no easy fix, while arguing that the Democrats’ Green New Deal would make the problem worse. Colonial Pipeline, which delivers about 45 percent…


Cybercriminal Group Blamed for Colonial Pipeline Hack Says It Is Disbanding

The cybercriminal outfit that U.S. authorities have said infiltrated the network of a major pipeline operator, leading to gas shortages and rising prices, is claiming that it is disbanding. DarkSide, which operates ransomware as a service, announced Thursday they were stopping operations. In an announcement in Russian, the group said they lost access to part…


US Gas Stations Run Out of Fuel After Colonial Pipeline Cyberattack

Gas stations in multiple U.S. states ran out of gas on Monday after hackers attacked a pipeline that runs from Texas to New Jersey. Stations in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia were out of fuel after customers rushed to fill vehicles following the hack of Colonial Pipeline. Approximately seven percent of stations…