Russian hackers target Iowa grain co-op in $5.9 million ransomware attack

Image by Pete Linforth from Pixabay. Article by Jacob Bogage and Laura Reiley. The Washington Post – September 21, 2021.

Cybercrime cell BlackMatter threatened to release New Cooperative’s proprietary business data unless it paid up

Russian hackers leveled a ransomware attack on an Iowa farming co-op and demanded $5.9 million to unlock the computer networks used to keep food supply chains and feeding schedules on track for millions of chickens, hogs and cattle. […]

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