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Maple Leaf Foods confirms it was hit by ransomware, won’t pay attackers

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UPDATE: Maple Leaf Foods has confirmed it was hit by ransomware, and that it won’t pay for the return of stolen data.

The Black Basta ransomware gang now lists Canadian meat processor Maple Leaf Foods as one of its victims. It isn’t clear but this could be related to the cyber incident the company acknowledged earlier this month.

At the time of the incident, a Maple Leaf Foods spokesperson said an IT outage was creating some operational and service disruptions that varied by business unit, plant, and site.

In reply to a request for comment by IT World Canada on the listing of its company by Black Basta, the company issued a statement saying, “We won’t dignify criminals by naming them.”

“Unfortunately, we know that the people behind this incident were able to gain unauthorized access to some of our data, and they are threatening to release it unless we pay a ransom, which we will not do.”

“We’re sorry this occurred and apologize for the frustration and challenges it may cause. We have invested significant resources into the security of our systems and take the confidentiality and security of the information in our possession very seriously. We are being vigilant in our response, taking purposeful action to do what we believe is right to minimize any disruption. We are also providing our Team Members with two years of credit monitoring services.

“The illegal acts that compromised our system and potentially put information at risk is intolerable and our company will not pay ransom to criminals. We are asking responsible people – including those in the media – not to entertain any ‘leads’ they get from stolen or compromised data and not to contact anyone based on illegally-obtained information.”

The statement added that working with experts it has been able to quickly and safely restore its IT systems.

According to a security industry source, the listing on the Black Basta site appeared within the last 24 hours. It posted multiple screenshots of various documents allegedly copied from the company, but made no specific claim as to the exact amount of data exfiltrated.

Black Basta has also taken credit for a recent attack on the Sobey’s supermarket…

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JBS Foods, the world’s largest meat producer, has been hit by a ransomware attack

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Another large corporation has become the target of a ransomware attack that could have far-reaching effects on a supply chain. This time, it’s meat.

You may not have heard of JBS Foods before now, but depending on your dietary restrictions, you’ve probably eaten its wares. JBS is the world’s largest meat producer. Since May 30, however, the company has been dealing with what it called an “organized cybersecurity attack” on its North American and Australian systems, which it is now trying to restore with backups. How long that will take or the impact it will have on the supply chain, JBS said, is not yet known, though there could be delays.

The White House said Tuesday that the attack was ransomware, likely from a group based in Russia, though JBS has not publicly confirmed this. The FBI is investigating, White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre told Reuters.

Ransomware is malware that encrypts its target’s systems. The hackers then demand a ransom to unlock the files. In some cases, the hack also gains access to the target’s data, and the ransom will also guarantee it won’t be made public.

“Attackers are operating like a well-oiled business industry, yielding high profits in a year that most businesses struggled,” said Nick Rossmann, global lead for threat intelligence at IBM Security X-Force. “Why? The new ransomware business model is relentless, extortive, and paying off.”

JBS has closed facilities in several states and is canceling shifts in others, according to Bloomberg. Canadian plants have also been affected, and the company has stopped all beef and lamb kills in Australia, presumably until the plants needed to process that meat are back online.

The attacks mirrors the Colonial Pipeline shutdown in May. Colonial, which supplies the East Coast with nearly half of its fuel needs, was shut down for several days when a ransomware attack locked up some of its systems. The pipeline itself wasn’t affected, but the company took it offline as a precautionary measure. The shutdown caused gas shortages and price increases in some states, although those were likely from panic buying in anticipation of shortages rather than actual shortages.

The pipeline…

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Hack your favorite puro San Antonio Tex-Mex foods with healthy swaps

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