The Federal Bureau of Investigation is asking that farmers take extra steps to secure their data ahead of the 2022 harvest season.
Gene Kowel is the special agent in charge with the Omaha Field Office and says there were 10 major ransomware attacks on cooperatives in the spring and harvest last year. “We expect these types of cyberattacks to continue.”
Speaking with reporters at Husker Harvest Days, Kowel told Brownfield agriculture is the most vulnerable industry, especially at harvest time.
