BlackMatter hackers demand a ransom of $ 5.9 million in cryptocurrencies from a farm cooperative
A group of hackers BlackMatter attacked the Iowa-based New Cooperative farmer’s cooperative, demanding a ransom in cryptocurrencies in the amount of $ 5.9 million to unlock the data. New Cooperative sells grain to farmers. A New Cooperative employee told local media that the hackers used ransomware to block files containing supply chain information as well as feed distribution schedules for chickens, pigs and cattle. To unlock the files, the attackers require the cooperative to pay…