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Assessing yet another ransomware attack on critical supplier (JBS)
By 
Jaclyn Jaeger2021-06-02T18:50:00
Meatpacker JBS USA has become the latest critical infrastructure company to be targeted by a ransomware attack, which temporarily halted its global operations. The attack brings with it implications for the food and agriculture industries.
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