Posted on 06/02/2021 7:41:48 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
JBS, the world’s largest meat supplier, has been hit with a major cyber attack.
The attack has reportedly crippled the meat giant, which controls about 20% of the U.S. beef and pork slaughtering capacity.
As a result of the attack, large US and Canadian meat plants canceled shifts Tuesday, threatening to disrupt meat supply and further inflate food prices.
The White House has contacted major meat processors across the US to notify them of the incident and assess “any impact on supply,” principal deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said aboard Air Force One. She added that the FBI is investigating the hacking.
“The president has directed the administration to determine what we can do to mitigate any impacts as they may become necessary,” she said.
The Biden administration says it has contacted Russia, claiming the attack likely originated there, according to Reuters.
“The White House has offered assistance to JBS and our team at the Department of Agriculture have spoken to their leadership several times in the last day,” Jean-Pierre said.
“JBS notified the administration that the ransom demand came from a criminal organization likely based in Russia. The White House is engaging directly with the Russian government on this matter and delivering the message that responsible states do not harbor ransomware criminals,” Jean-Pierre added.
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Russia, Russia, Russia. Dhimmicrats version of Marsha etc.
PJ sucks, it doesn’t say if the ransom was paid!
Does anyone have a GOOD source for the story?
I believe nothing that comes this fraud of an administration.
Democrats themselves likely did this to destroy the country and deprive the people.
Exactly!!
The Democrats are finding out that it’s much harder to run the government than to complain about it all the time. Now, their biggest effort is not to run the government, but trying to manage the media so they don’t report their screw-ups.
The left reflexively blames Russians because Russia is among the political incorrect nations like India. OK, let’s see the proof that the Russian government was involved. Is Putin a vegan?
Not that he would, but can’t Biden freeze the prices temporarily? Bet if he did the “issue” we be over immediately. Maybe if he even just mentioned freezing the prices. Most liberals still eat meat even if they are hypocritical about that truth.
Maybe if the phony FBI and CIA did the work of the American people and went after these hacking scum bags, instead of making phony charges against 1/6 Patriots, etc. this crap would be put to an end.
The Cattle say , Hallelujah
Contacted? Did Biden thank him for reducing methane gas?
It’s always Russia’s fault!
Unplug the internet cable.
This is an act of WAR and should be dealt with by military action. Kill the freaking hackers.
“and delivering the message that responsible states do not harbor ransomware criminals,”
“and delivering the message that responsible states do not harbor BLM/black drug gang/Antifa/Cartel criminals”.
Might be handy at times like this for the globalists not to have cultivated Russia into an enemy again.
Congressman Massie’s solution: decentralization
https://twitter.com/RepThomasMassie/status/1399746846533328898
“Pass the PRIME Act. None of the small beef and pork processors have this problem. This cyber attack looks like another excuse to charge grocery customers more and pay cattle farmers less.”
https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2657
Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption Act or the PRIME Act
This bill amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act to expand the exemption of custom slaughtering of animals from federal inspection requirements.
Under current law, the exemption applies if the meat is slaughtered for personal, household, guest, and employee uses. The bill expands the exemption to include meat that is:
slaughtered and prepared at a custom slaughter facility in accordance with the laws of the state where the facility is located; and
prepared exclusively for distribution to household consumers in the state or restaurants, hotels, boarding houses, grocery stores, or other establishments in the state that either prepare meals served directly to consumers or offer meat and food products for sale directly to consumers in the state.
The bill does not preempt any state law concerning: (1) the slaughter of animals or the preparation of carcasses, parts thereof, meat and meat food products at a custom slaughter facility; or (2) the sale of meat or meat food products.
Bill Gates????
Maybe it was PETA or Friends of the Earth terrorists.
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