Last week, JBS USA acknowledged that it transferred $11 million in bitcoin to the hackers who attacked and paralyzed its operations. Meanwhile, U.S. authorities criticized the cybersecurity methods of Colonial Pipeline Co. following its payment of $4.4 million in bitcoin during a ransomware attack. Kartikay Mehrotra, reporting on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia” for Bloomberg, provides further insights.
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