Microsoft to Buy Cybersecurity Firm RiskIQ
Microsoft Corp.
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agreed to buy cybersecurity provider RiskIQ Inc., the companies said Monday, a deal that would add to Microsoft’s portfolio of security…
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Letting Businesses ‘Hack Back’ Against Hackers Is a Terrible Idea, Cyber Veterans Say
Companies shouldn’t be allowed to strike back against hackers, cybersecurity specialists and former government officials warned, after senators last week introduced legislation floating the idea of such counterattacks.The work of attacking…
Food Giant ADM Bolsters Its Defense Against Hacks, CEO Says
Agriculture company
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is shoring up defenses against what it views as inevitable cyberattacks, its chief executive said.…
Ransomware Attack Roiled Meat Giant JBS, Then Spilled Over to Farmers and Restaurants
Employees at the U.S. division of
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the world’s largest meat company, noticed something wrong in their computer systems over Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial kickoff…
WSJ News Exclusive | JBS Paid $11 Million to Resolve Ransomware Attack
JBS USA Holdings Inc. paid an $11 million ransom to cybercriminals who last week temporarily knocked out plants that process roughly one-fifth of the nation’s meat supply, the company’s chief executive said.…
U.S. Looks Into Cryptocurrency’s Role in Ransomware Hacks
The Biden administration is examining cryptocurrency’s role in recent hacks that have disrupted important U.S. industries including healthcare, fuel and food, exploring new ways to track victims’ payouts to foreign ransomware gangs.White…
Concerns Over Meat Supply Ebb as JBS Plants Reopen After Cyberattack
SYDNEY—Production at
JBS SA
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meat-processing plants in Australia is coming back online faster than authorities had expected after the ransomware attack…
Ransomware Scourge Continues as Essential Services Are Hit
Cyberattacks on critical infrastructure including transportation systems in New York and Massachusetts demonstrated the intensifying threat that hackers pose to U.S. business and providers of essential services.An attack this week on JBS…
U.S. Farmers Look for Government Help to Support Biden’s Climate Plans
A White House goal to slash U.S. greenhouse-gas emissions hinges in part on farmers and agriculture companies changing the way they manage fields and feedlots. The farm sector says it will need the government’s help to make it happen.The…
WSJ News Exclusive | Pork Plants Face Slower Hog Slaughter After Court Ruling
The U.S. pork industry faces a new speed limit on hog slaughtering, the result of a court ruling that worker groups welcomed and industry officials warned could disrupt farmers and processing plants.The U.S. Agriculture Department has…