* The U.S. division of Brazilian meat company JBS announced the hack on Sunday
* The U.S. headquarters also controls operations in Canada and Australia
* Canada and Australia both reported shut downs in their work due to the hack
* The U.S. is not believed to have been affected so far by the hack
* It is unclear who is behind the attack, which shut down their computer systems
* In early May Russian hackers from Dark Side shut down the Colonial Pipeline
* They were paid a $4.4 million ransom after the vital fuel artery was closed
The world's largest meat supplier has been hit by a cyberattack, with hackers shutting down internal computer systems and forcing the company to suspend parts of its operations in Canada and Australia.
JBS, a Brazilian meat company which operates in 15 countries and employs 250,000 people, announced on Sunday that it had been attacked - weeks after the Colonial Pipeline, transporting fuel from Texas to the East Coast, was shut down by hackers from Russian-based group Dark Side.
That hack caused days of misery for drivers, as fuel pumps ran dry amid panic-buying of gas. A $4.4 million ransom was paid after the May 7 attack, their CEO confirmed.
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Meat Plant Closures Are Spreading After a Cyberattack on JBS -- Bloomberg
Major meat producer JBS USA hit by cyberattack -- CNN
