JBS Says it Paid $11 Million Ransom Following a Cyberattack

Meat supplier JBS USA announced in a statement Wednesday night that it had paid an $11 million ransom in response to a cyberattack that forced the shutdown of its entire U.S. beef processing plant last week, says abc NEWS.   The company also says that the ransom was paid after most of the company's operations were brought back online.  Andre Nogueira, CEO of JBS USA stated "This was a very difficult decision to make for our company and for me personally".  "However, we felt this decision had to be made to prevent any potential risk for our customers".  The ransom was paid to mitigate any unforeseen issues related to the hack and ensure that no data was exfiltrated, the company said.   The FBI blamed