Security News > 2021 > June > FBI Confirms REvil Ransomware Involved in JBS Attack
The FBI has publicly confirmed that the REvil ransomware was used in the cyberattack that forced the world's largest meat processing company to shut down systems.
While JBS did not make public any technical information on the attack, it did notify the federal government of a ransom demand, apparently coming from a Russian hacking group.
"We have attributed the JBS attack to REvil and Sodinokibi and are working diligently to bring the threat actors to justice," the FBI said on Wednesday.
The group provides affiliates with access to the REvil ransomware, which has been active since April 2019.
Prior to REvil, the threat actor developed and used the GandCrab ransomware.
"As DHS categorizes food supply as one of the 16 sectors of critical infrastructure, this hack represents yet another attack against critical infrastructure. Most critical infrastructure is owned by private sector showing how vital it is that enterprises protect their networks," CrowdStrike said.
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