News / Cyber-attack on major shipper adds to food supply chain woes

A cyber-attack on giant meat processor JBS’s operations in North America and Australia has set off alarm bells along supply chains.

The attack, which targeted servers supporting the company’s IT systems, forced JBS to shut down nine US beef processing plants, including its five largest, and disrupted operations at its chicken and pork processing facilities.

As a result, truckers scheduled to haul cows to JBS plants on Monday were left without loads, forcing them to scramble for traffic elsewhere, while analysts were ...