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According to the White House, ransomware payments reached over $400 million globally in 2020.

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In a rare moment of U.S.-Russia cooperation on ransomware, Russia shuts down REvil ransomware gang, seizing cash, bitcoin, computers and luxury cars

Ransomware attacks have emerged in the past few months as a major risk for American companies and institutions like schools, hospitals and even city governments. Hackers can use methods as simple as a phishing email attack to steal data and lock the computer owner out of their system, then demand a ransom. Recent high-profile attacks on the Colonial Pipeline system that prompted a run on gas all along the U.S. East Coast in March, and another hit on meat producer JBS have put pressure on politicians to react.

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Ransomware attacks are increasingly targeting companies’ computer systems, demanding money in exchange for returning access and data. How should the U.S. respond?

Fast-food chain says only customers in South Korea and Taiwan are affected after customers' personal data exposed.

Fast-food chain says only customers in South Korea and Taiwan are affected after customers' personal data exposed.

The company's CEO defended its decision, saying it was necessary to prevent any risks to customers.

Meat supplier JBS paid $11 million ransom following cyberattack

The meat processing corporation is based in Brazil, but the hack targeted servers in the U.S. and Australia. The FBI says REvil, a Russian-speaking gang, was responsible for the attack.

The meat processing corporation is based in Brazil, but the hack targeted servers in the U.S. and Australia. The FBI says REvil, a Russian-speaking gang, was responsible for the attack.

Security experts warn that future hacks of American companies could disrupt the U.S. food supply.

Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco warned that business leaders need to do more to prepare for an onslaught of ransomware attacks.

The White House says President Biden will bring up cyber-attacks when he meets Russia's President Putin.

Recent high-profile “ransomware” attacks on the world’s largest meat-packing company and the biggest U.S. fuel pipeline have underscored the broader disruptive effects of such extortionist infiltrations.

Top meat producer recovering after it was hit by a cyberattack.

Top meat producer recovering after it was hit by a cyberattack.

Press secretary Jen Psaki said the administration isn’t “taking any options off the table” with regard to the U.S.’s response.

A union representing workers told our sister station that two shifts were canceled Tuesday at the JBS plant in Greeley, CO.

A union representing workers told our sister station that two shifts were canceled Tuesday at the JBS plant in Greeley, CO.

The company told U.S. authorities about a ransom demand from a criminal organization likely based in Russia.

The company told U.S. authorities about a ransom demand from a criminal organization likely based in Russia.

Well-known hacker collective REvil Group is behind the cyberattack on Brazil's JBS SA, according to a source speaking to CNBC on the condition of anonymity.

The cyberattack on JBS, the world's largest meatpacking company, could cause pain for restaurants if the situation isn't fully resolved quickly, analysts say.

Work has stopped at several U.S. meat processing plants after the world's largest meat producer was hit with a major cyberattack.

U.S. meat supply hit by suspected Russian ransomware attack on JBS, world's top meat processor

The ransomware attack may mean delays for some customers in the US, Canada and Australia, the firm says.

The ransomware attack may mean delays for some customers in the US, Canada and Australia, the firm says.

The U.S. needs to put pressure on the perpetrators of the recent cyberattacks that have befallen the country, Rep. Jim Langevin, D-R.I., told CNBC.

It comes less than four weeks after a ransom attack on the country’s largest pipeline led to panic buying

Work has stopped at several U.S. meat processing plants after the world's largest meat producer was hit with a major cyberattack.

Two shifts were canceled at JBS' meatpacking facility in Colorado, according to union representing plant's 3,000 workers.

JBS shut down its computer networks across the U.S., Canada and Australia — two days after its servers were attacked.

But in most states, meatpacking workers are still waiting for their turn to be vaccinated and are ranked behind health care workers, residents of long-term care centers and people aged 65 and older. Marc Perrone, UCFW president, argues that meatpacking workers, grocery store employees and other essential workers should be vaccinated ahead of older people who don’t have other health conditions. In a recent union survey that also included grocery and other food production workers, 70% of respondents said they want to be vaccinated. The UFCW, which represents roughly 80% of the nation’s beef and pork workers and 33% of its poultry workers, estimates that at least 21,900 meatpacking workers have been infected or exposed, and 132 have died of COVID-19. “Meatpacking workers like me are still facing risks every day.”___Associated Press writer Stephen Groves in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, contributed to this report.

Protection from litigation over COVID-19 has been a priority for business groups and their allies in Congress since the spring. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which represents thousands of businesses around the country, that same month described worker lawsuits as its top concern. Only a handful of worker lawsuits have been filed, according to law firm Hunter Andrews Kurth, which tracks COVID-19 complaints. Because lawsuits are costly and plaintiffs' lawyers only get paid if they win, few frivolous cases are brought, they say. Another suit against a major meat producer accuses management at a Tyson plant in Iowa of lying to workers about the number of coronavirus cases in the plant while betting money on how many workers would contract the virus.

Protection from litigation over COVID-19 has been a priority for business groups and their allies in Congress since the spring. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which represents thousands of businesses around the country, that same month described worker lawsuits as its top concern. Only a handful of worker lawsuits have been filed, according to law firm Hunter Andrews Kurth, which tracks COVID-19 complaints. Because lawsuits are costly and plaintiffs' lawyers only get paid if they win, few frivolous cases are brought, they say. Another suit against a major meat producer accuses management at a Tyson plant in Iowa of lying to workers about the number of coronavirus cases in the plant while betting money on how many workers would contract the virus.

A group of worker advocacy organizations has filed a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Agriculture alleging that meat processing companies Tyson and JBS have engaged in workplace racial discrimination during the coronavirus pandemic. The complaint alleges the companies adopted polices that reject U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance on distancing and protective gear on meat processing lines. The complaint says the operating procedures have a discriminatory impact on mostly Black, Latino, and Asian workers. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, file)Several worker advocacy organizations have filed a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Agriculture alleging that meat processing companies Tyson and JBS have engaged in racial discrimination during the coronavirus pandemic. Tyson has received more than $109 million from USDA programs this year and JBS more than $45 million, the complaint said.

FILE - In this May 7, 2020, file photo, workers leave the Tyson Foods pork processing plant in Logansport, Ind. Federal recommendations meant to keep meatpacking workers safe as they return to plants that were shuttered by the coronavirus have little enforcement muscle behind them, fueling anxiety that working conditions could put employees' lives at risk. Major meatpackers JBS, Smithfield and Tyson have said worker safety is their highest priority. The pandemic is the most massive workers safety crisis in many decades, and OSHA is in the closet. After Trump's executive order developed with input from the industry the Labor Department and OSHA said OSHA would use discretion and consider good faith attempts to follow safety recommendations.