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Get Your News Online FLASHEFLASHE Sign up Today for Our E-Paper Connecting you to your community since 1843 THURSDAY, June 10, 2021 CourierThe LCLeader SERVING PAW PAW • LAWTON • MATTAWAN • LAWRENCE • GOBLES • VAN BUREN COUNTY NO. 20 125 E. MICHIGAN AVENUE • PAW PAW, MICHIGAN USPS 564-620 JBS shut down by Russian cyber attack By Gari Voss sentative of this group, had announced in an interview in Beginning May 31, 2021, October 2020 that the gang newspapers and broadcasts would target the agriculture were filled with the news sector, and if they refused that JBS Meatpacking, a to pay, sensitive stolen data Brazilian meat processor would be auctioned off. with 150 plants in 15 coun- These attacks may be tries including a facility in short-term in nature, but Plainwell, Michigan, had al- they place heavy challenges tered its production schedule on the supply chain. JBS as of May 31st because of a supplies about 25% of US weekend cyberattack. “JBS beef and pork. It was deter- notified [the White House] mined that the United States that a ransom demand came alone had a 22% reduction from a criminal organization in beef processing. That likely based in Russia,” means a drop from the typi- White House spokeswoman cal 121,000 to 94,000 cattle Karine Jean-Pierre said on processed in a day. Plus, a Tuesday. drop in hog processing from On Tuesday, June 1st, all the normal 485,000 to about North American JBS plants 390,000 on Tuesday. were shut down, but would With just one day of begin a gradual reopening complete shutdown of the on Wednesday. President U.S. plants, the price of beef much like toilet paper at the on choke points can have be from Russia, but there are interference in the 2016 of the United Food and and pork increased. Because beginning the COVID-19 outsized effects and encour- many groups from countries election process. Commercial Workers Union meat prices were already pandemic. age hasty payments,” said other than Russia that are President Biden will meet Local 951 John Cakmakci increasing to meet sum- Dave Hazekamp, president threat researcher John Hul- conducting “massive cy- with President Putin in announced that production mer demands, the Tuesday of Muskegon-based Haze- tquist with security company ber-warfare campaigns” on Geneva on June 16, 2021, would resume but could closure saw beef “cutout kamp’s Premier Foods Inc., FireEye. Western democracies. These and cyberattacks will be only share that full opera- value” climb to about $340 shared, “Right now, any In the case of JBS, backup actions are to disrupt the addressed. In the meanwhile, tion would occur “in a few per 100 pounds compared to change impacts the price servers had not been affected infrastructure of the coun- it is important for all US days”. Plants across the $220 per 100 pounds in June [of meat] in most com- so there was no impact on tries and reduce confidence companies and individuals U.S. and Canada opened on 2019, and pork cutouts hit modity markets. Again, the Brazilian operations. The in the government’s ability to educate themselves on different days to different $125 per 100 pounds com- key is not to create a panic U.S., Canada and Australia to protect cyber safety. cyber-warfare and how to degrees. pared to $80 in June 2019. situation, but with perish- servers were affected which By Wednesday, the Biden prevent attacks from affect- By Wednesday, The Fed- The local markets will able food, the snapback or caused shutdowns in order to administration had contacted ing daily business. eral Bureau of Investigation have to ride out the short- recovery is generally much get operations back online. Moscow to “discuss” the cy- In the case of JBS, no (FBI) attributed the JBS term storm as processors faster.” Ransomware has been a ber-attack. This was not the backup servers supporting attack to a Russian-speaking will have difficulties meet- “The supply chains, growing national security first interaction of this type JBS operations in Australia gang known as REvil or ing the current demand. It logistics and transportation issue. Gangs develop the considering that recently the or North American were Sodinokibi. The ransomware is feared that this demand that keep our society moving software that encrypts files southeastern and Atlan- affected. The company does demand was the largest on could be fueled by custom- are especially vulnerable to then they demand payment tic coast states were just not believe that any data re- record. “UNKN”, a repre- ers doing panic buying, ransomware, where attacks in cryptocurrency for keys recovering from the Colo- garding customers, suppliers that would allow the owner nial Pipeline cyberattack by or employees were compro- to decipher and use the files DarkSide linked to Russia. mised. At the same time, Paw Paw Schools seek $53.6 again. In addition, there was the JBS, the FBI or the White In the case of JBS, the attack on the U.S. Treasury House has not commented million bond issue gang or group is believed to supply chain and the Russian on a ransom being paid. PAW PAW - The Paw center. construction management Paw Public Schools (PPPS) Additional bond improve- partner Owen-Ames-Kim- Wanted Hartford man leads Board of Education is ments proposed include: ball Co. “I invite all Paw placing a $53.64 million • STEM Lab/Makerspace Paw community members to bond proposal on the renovation. visit ppps-bond.com to learn police on pursuit August election ballot to • Replace outdated more about this proposal,” fund district-wide facility furniture with modern, said Reo. “I also welcome A 40-year-old Hartford attempting to sell catalytic for approximately 2.5 hours. upgrades. If approved by flexible furniture. anyone with questions to Township area man wanted convertors that were be- Abbott said the Van Buren voters, the bond proposal • Replace aging mechani- contact me directly at rick. on several felony war- lieved to have been stolen. County SWAT Team was would increase the district’s cal equipment. [email protected] or 269-415- rants, faces other charges As deputies arrived at the activated and was preparing existing debt millage rate by • Cafeteria addition at 5200. following his arrest Friday, scene, the suspect fled in to remove Martin from the 1.0 mill. For a home with high school for increased If voters approve the June 4, at approximately 3 his vehicle, while waving a residence when telephone a $50,000 taxable value capacity. bond proposal on Aug. 3, p.m. in Hartford Township, hatchet out the window and contact was successfully ($100,000+ market value), • Building envelope up- work on the project would according to a press release proceeded to lead respond- made with Martin, who then the homeowner would real- dates to increase energy begin immediately. Proj- from the Van Buren County ing deputies on a pursuit surrendered. He exited the ize an approximate $4.17/ efficiencies. ects most likely included Sheriff’s Office. through multiple townships residence and was taken into month property tax in- • Traffic flow redesign at in the first series of bonds Van Buren County Sheriff in the county, eventually custody and tranmsported to crease, according to a press high school. will be construction of an Daniel Abbott said that Van ending at his residence in the Van Buren County Jail. release from the school The projects were de- early childhood center, a Buren County Sheriff’s dep- Hartford Township, where Assisting agencies includ- district. veloped after an in-depth cafeteria expansion at the uties attempted to initiate an he fled from his vehicle and ed the Van Buren County “This bond issue would facilities assessment, and high school, and other major arrest on Scott Allen Martin, barricaded himself inside. SWAT Team, Michigan allow us to make updates multiple staff and commu- construction at the mid- who was wanted on felony Abbott said Martin State Police, South Haven, to spaces across the district nity work sessions were dle school. It is estimated warrants, including parole ignored numerous com- Covert, Lawrence, and Hart- so we can create modern completed to gauge project that all projects would be absconding. A tip phoned mands from law enforce- ford police departments, learning environments and priorities. PPPS is working substantially completed by in to the Van Buren Coun- ment to exit the household as well as Pokagon Tribal increase space efficiencies with architecture, interior 2027. Additional informa- ty Sheriff’s Office stated and refused to surrender Police. for PPPS students,” said design, and engineering tion can be found at www. that Martin was at a Paw after telephone contact was Superintendent Rick Reo. firm TowerPinkster and ppps-bond.com. Paw Township scrap yard made. The stand-off lasted In addition to district-wide improvements to every facility, the purpose of the bond issue is to add a mul- Paw Paw WW II soldier’s remains identified tipurpose space to the high WASHINGTON – The From December 1941 to cations of 35 men from the scientists from the Armed Department of Veterans Af- school, build a new stadi- Defense POW/MIA Ac- June 1944, Navy personnel USS Oklahoma at that time. Forces Medical Examiner fairs and the Department of um at the high school, and counting Agency (DPAA) recovered the remains of The AGRS subsequently System used mitochondri- the Navy for their partner- build a new early childhood announced June 2, that the deceased crew, which buried the unidentified al DNA (mtDNA) and Y ship in this mission. Navy Seaman 1st Class Wil- were subsequently interred remains in 46 plots at the chromosome DNA (Y-STR) For additional infor- bur F. Ballance, 20, of Paw in the Halawa and Nu’uanu National Memorial Ceme- analysis.
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