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White House says Russian criminals are likely behind the cyberattack on the world's largest meat supplier, JBS USA
JBS USA says it was the target of an "organized cybersecurity attack" that affected servers in Nort…
Kelly McLaughlin
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Meatpacker JBS will provide COVID-19 vaccines to 8,500 workers in eight states
"We have been focused on doing everything we can to prioritize our essential workforce in state vac…
Fatma Khaled
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Companies across the US are offering workers perks for getting the COVID-19 vaccine. Here's the running list.
Retailers like Target and Dollar General, grocery stores like Kroger and Aldi, and food chains like…
Natasha Dailey
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Sen. Cory Gardner gave a non-answer when asked about his ties to a Brazilian meatpacking company that was wracked by a COVID-19 outbreak at its plant in Colorado
Insider was the first to report on Cory Gardner's ties to JBS meatpacking. The Republican senator h…
Jake Lahut
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Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner received $24,000 in PAC donations from a meatpacking corporation. He's largely remained quiet about the company's record-setting coronavirus outbreak.
JBS' majority owners from Brazil are also under DOJ and SEC investigation, according to documents o…
Jake Lahut
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North America has become the world's biggest ransomware target as DeFi and crypto use expands, study shows
From July 2020 to June 2021, most of the crypto-based attacks were associated with Russia-based cyb…
Isabelle Lee
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The US Justice Department is tightening its oversight of cryptocurrencies with the launch of 2 new enforcement initiatives
One of the initiatives is called the "National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team," which will tackle …
Isabelle Lee
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Elizabeth Warren's ransomware bill would require cryptocurrency disclosures from victims
The bill comes as ransomware attacks grew 62% worldwide and 158% in North America alone, according …
Isabelle Lee
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The US Treasury issued its first-ever sanctions against a crypto exchange for aiding ransomware attacks
An analysis of transactions of Suex showed that over 40% were associated with illicit actors, the T…
Isabelle Lee
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'The more you come to work the more exposure you have': A work-while-sick culture leaves meat-plant employees fearing for their lives during the pandemic
More than 20 meat-processing-plant workers in the US have died in the past several weeks. Workers s…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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The Biden administration is looking into the role of cryptocurrencies in recent cyberattacks, report says
Cryptocurrencies like bitcoin have been the favored payment method of hackers that encrypt importan…
Matthew Fox
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From $2,000 sign-on bonuses to free hotel rooms and even iPhones, companies like McDonald's, Amazon, and JBS are finding creative ways to lure in new hires amid the labor shortage
Some are even giving free food and a $50 payment to applicants just for turning up for interviews a…
Grace Dean
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There's one benefit that would entice people to sacrifice remote work, a survey found
Housing affordability is a problem in the US, and helping with those costs could be the carrot comp…
Cork Gaines
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A tech investor got brutally roasted after he shared the detailed Notion database he uses to manage his marriage. He says the haters don't get that he's just being organized.
Ben Lang was an early employee at Notion, where he led community efforts. He told BI he and his wif…
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan
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A woman said she got an unnecessary hysterectomy after a doctor misdiagnosed her with cancer. Now she’s suing him
After having her reproductive organs removed due to a rare cancer, a woman said she learned she'd b…
Anna Medaris
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The world's largest meat supplier says it was hit by a cyberattack
JBS USA said it was hit by an "organized cybersecurity attack, affecting some of the servers suppor…
Sinéad Baker
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Meat giant Tyson Foods will spend $60 million to give its employees free education, including college degrees
Tyson will cover all costs associated with getting a degree or certification, including tuition, bo…
Urooba Jamal
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Sanitation company pays $1.5 million penalty for hiring children for 'hazardous' factory work like cleaning beef bone saws, officials say
The Labor Department says multiple children suffered injuries, including chemical burns, while cont…
Jordan Hart
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REvil ransomware group strikes again with attack on hundreds of companies right before long holiday weekend
REvil most recently attacked meat supplier JBS, which ultimately paid $11 million to get its proces…
Matthew Fox
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Experts say Russia gives hackers a 'tacit blessing' to attack foreign nations - as long as they don't target Russia or its allies
Russia takes a hands-off approach to cybercriminals, experts say, providing them a haven to attack …