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Former NSA hacker Dave Kennedy discusses hacking the world’s largest meat producer on ‘Fox Business Tonight’
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) identified Russia-linked ransomware group REvil on Wednesday as the entity responsible for the cyberattack that forced US meat-producing company JBS to close all of its beef plants, according to a report.
“We have attributed the GPS attack to Revell and Sudinokibi and are working hard to bring to justice those who pose a threat,” the FBI said in a statement. “We continue to focus our efforts on imposing risks and consequences, and holding responsible cyber actors to account.”
REvil is also known as Sodinokibi. The White House previously said a Russia-based criminal group was believed to be responsible for the hack.
President Biden said his administration is “looking closely” at the possibility of retaliatory action toward Russia following the JBS hack and an earlier cyber attack by another Russia-linked group that affected the colonial pipeline. When asked if he feels Russian President Vladimir Putin was testing his administration, Biden replied in the negative.
JBS CYBERATTACK FORCES has closed all of the company’s beef plants
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Biden is expected to discuss the recent spike in cyber attacks during a summit meeting with Putin later this month.
In an update Tuesday night, JBS USA said it had made “significant progress” in its efforts to resolve the cyberattack. CEO Andre Nogueira said he expected the “vast majority” of JBS’s plants to be operational by Wednesday.
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JBS’s beef plants are responsible for nearly a quarter of the country’s processing capacity. The company said it “was able to ship the product from nearly all of its facilities to supply customers” on Tuesday despite the shutdown of its operations.
This story has been updated.
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