Food Processing Report Reveals Concern of Cyber Attacks for Food & Beverage
Summary: Dragos and Fortinet partnered with Food Processing Magazine on a survey of the food & beverage industry, conducted online in April and May 2022 with 103 usable responses, covering technology readiness, digital transformation, and cybersecurity preparedness. The article notes that cyber criminals targeting the sector have been on the rise since the first widely publicized attack in 2017, and that 2021 was particularly busy, including the Memorial Day weekend ransomware attack on JBS Foods that shut down beef processing facilities in six states as well as in Australia and Canada, followed ten days later by the disclosure that JBS USA Holdings paid a USD $11 million ransom.
Bottom line: JBS paid USD $11 million after a single ransomware attack halted beef processing across six states plus Australia and Canada, and the article states attacks on the food & beverage industry have been rising since 2017.
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