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

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/russian-hackers-target-iowa-grain-co-op-in-5-9-million-ransomware-attack/
- Published: 2021-09-24T10:00:50-05:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

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. […] Click here to view original web page at www.washingtonpost.com Related articles: Biden sanctions cryptocurrency exchange over ransomware attacks – Reuters Iowa farm services provider hit with BlackMatter ransomware and $5.9 million ransom – ZDNet Current Activity ~ US-CERT ~ CISA – CISA.gov