JBS meat producer bounces back quickly after major cyberattack

Published June 2, 2021 3:22pm ET



The largest beef producer in the United States, JBS, said most of its meat factories would be operational on Wednesday, a rapid turnaround after a major cyberattack forced it to shut down many of its slaughterhouses earlier this week.

The company said in a statement late Tuesday that it expected the “vast majority” of its meat plants to be operating on Wednesday because it had made “significant progress” in tackling the cyberattack.

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