Iowa Grain Cooperative Hit by Cyberattack Linked to Ransomware Group

An Iowa grain co-op said it was hit with a cyberattack that security researchers are linking to newly launched ransomware group BlackMatter, which the researchers said demanded $5.9 million to unlock the organization’s data. Fort Dodge, Iowa-based New Cooperative Inc. said Monday that it took its computer networks down after some of its devices and systems recently were hacked. The organization notified law enforcement and is working with data-security experts to investigate what happened, it said. New Cooperative is working to transport grain to livestock and poultry farms that rely on it for feed supplies….(Excerpts from the  Wall Street Journal)