Your Steak Is More Expensive, but Cattle Ranchers Are Missing Out

Demand for beef is spiking as people dine out and grill, but the profits aren’t being evenly distributed. Ranchers blame the big meatpacking companies.

Meat processor JBS paid $11 million in ransom to hackers.

The breach was the latest in a string of attacks targeting businesses critical to American infrastructure.

From Appetizers to Tuition, Incentives to Job Seekers Grow

Employers are finding ways to get applicants in the door, and to retain employees once they’re hired.

F.B.I. Director Compares Danger of Ransomware to 9/11 Terror Threat

The Biden administration is taking steps to counter the growing threat of cyberattacks on U.S. businesses, and encouraging companies to do more to protect themselves.

Russian Cybercriminal Group Was Behind Meat Plant Attack, F.B.I. Says

Meat processing plants operated by JBS, which handles a fifth of the cattle and hog slaughter in the U.S., were coming back online on Wednesday but were not all at full capacity, union officials said.

Ransomware Disrupts Meat Plants in Latest Attack on Critical U.S. Business

All of JBS’s beef plants in the U.S. were shuttered on Tuesday, and many of its pork and poultry plants were affected, according to a union and Facebook posts meant for employees.