Inside JBS Ransomware Playbook

In 2021, the world's largest meat processor JBS was hit by a ransomware attack that shut down 14 plants across North America and Australia. But what happened next became a case study in crisis operations. Lucas and Luna walk through the 96-hour response—how the company decided to pay an $11 million ransom, rebuilt its IT backbone from offline backups, and rewrote its cyber playbook for good. They explore the trade-off between paying and not paying, the role of the FBI in real time, and why JBS emerged with stronger infrastructure than before. No scare tactics. Just the tactical decisions that kept protein moving through the supply chain while the digital world burned. #JBS #Ransomware #CyberSecurity #CrisisManagement #Operations #SupplyChain #BusinessContinuity #CyberAttack #MeatIndustry #BackupStrategy #FBI #RansomwarePayment #CriticalInfrastructure #BusinessExecution #DailyDecisions #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #PodcastEpisode Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo