World's Largest Meat Producer JBS Paid $ 11 Million In Bitcoin To Fight Data Theft

Andre Nogueira, CEO of US operations at JBS, the world's largest meat producer, said on Wednesday the company paid a ransom of $ 11 million in bitcoin for hackers, which is shattering the economy, according to Dow Jones. Bitcoin. “This is to prevent JBS Meat Factory from sustaining further damage and to reduce the impact of this incident on JBS restaurants, grocery stores and farmers. We do the right thing for our customers. "