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Cyber security in the media, page-507

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    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-05-31/jbs-meatworks-across-australia-us-canada-hit-by-cyber-attack/100178310

    Cyber attack shuts down JBS meatworks across Australia, US, Canada

    Cyber attacks have shut down Australia's largest meatworks company JBS Foods, as well as its facilities in the United States and Canada, the Queensland meat industry union has confirmed.

    Information systems were targeted, the company's chief executive Brent Eastwood confirmed to Beef Central.

    Australian Meat Industry Employees' Union Queensland Secretary Matt Journeaux said thousands of members would go without pay.

    "The meat in the sandwich is that this is a concerted effort against Australian business and the workers will suffer as a result of that," Mr Journeaux .

    "There's six sites in Queensland that will be affected … and around the nation there would be significantly more.

    "In most processing facilities the workers are on daily hire arrangements and unfortunately if they don't work, they don't get paid."

    The company has 47 facilities across Australia, operating the largest network of production facilities and feedlots in the country.

    Federal Agriculture Minister David Littleproud confirmed the government was aware of the hack and was working to get JBS meatworks nationally back online.

    Possible 'protein deficiency globally'

    Mr Journeaux warned of the ramifications if the attack was not resolved soon.

    "If this situation isn't rectified within weeks it would definitely have flow on effects," he said.

    "There could be a protein deficiency globally because of this."

    Earlier this month, with ramifications for the trade globally, including a possible shortage of lean beef.

    According to Mr Journeaux, every step of processing was down.

    "Cattle get entered into systems to be processed," he said.

    "When those cuts are in a box computers print tickets with barcodes for those cuts, and I think all of those systems have been affected by this."


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