The American subsidiary of Brazilian meat processor JBS paid the equivalent of US$11mil (RM45.29mil) to ransomware extortionists to prevent any further disruption by the hackers, the company said in a statement Wednesday.
"JBS USA today confirmed it paid the equivalent of US$11mil (RM45.29mil) in ransom in response to the criminal hack against its operations," the company said, with US media reporting that the payment was made in bitcoin.
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