On Tuesday, the Brazilian company said it has made “significant progress” in the resolving the ransomware attack that impacted operations in North America and Australia. JBS expects that the vast majority of its plants will be back on Wednesday. It initially disclosed the attack on Monday.
The company, which identified the ransomware attack on Sunday, has not disclosed whether it paid the hackers.
Ransomware is one of the most prolific forms of cyber-attack. It typically involves hackers gaining access to a computer network and either encrypting files or locking users out of their systems until a ransom is paid.
In recent years, the use of ransomware for extortion has become a national security issue of serious concern.
Last month, fuel delivery in the south-east of the US was crippled for several days after a ransomware attack targeted the Colonial Pipeline.
Investigators say that attack was linked to another group, DarkSide, with ties to Russia.