A few days ago, Blue Yonder, a provider of a management platform for supply chains, was attacked with ransomware. As a result, time recording at Starbucks, for example, has been paralyzed and salary payments are probably somewhat difficult.
According to the company itself, the following happened: "On November 21, 2024, Blue Yonder experienced disruptions in its hosted managed services environment due to a ransomware incident. Since the incident became known, the Blue Yonder team has been working intensively with third-party cybersecurity firms to make progress on recovery. We have implemented several defensive and forensic protocols."
Ransomware was apparently successful
"Regarding Blue Yonder's public Azure cloud environment, we are actively monitoring it and are not seeing any suspicious activity at this time. Experts are working with the Blue Yonder team on multiple recovery strategies and the investigation is ongoing. At this time, we do not have a recovery timeline."
Another case where many companies rely on one provider. Starbucks is just one of the most well-known customers affected. According to its own information, Blue Yonder serves 3.000 customers in 76 countries. Starbucks said that the incident has severely affected the pay of baristas and the work schedule of employees. Another comment from Dan Schiappa, Chief Product Officer at Arctic Wolf.
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coffee break at Starbucks
"Hackers have managed to attack some of the world's largest retail and coffee chains during one of the busiest weeks of the year. Thanksgiving is celebrated in the US this week. This shows once again how attacking a single company can gain access to an entire ecosystem - in this case at a time when they are more willing to give in to ransom demands to avoid losing revenue.
Unfortunately, we are seeing the impact of these types of attacks in real time, and it is critical that companies - not just those with direct ties to Blue Yonder - act now to protect themselves. Companies should review and strengthen their security measures across the supply chain. They should establish basic cybersecurity standards for partners and third parties, including data encryption and access control. Implementing a patch management policy and multi-factor authentication (MFA) can also add an additional layer of security. Finally, 24/7 monitoring can detect an attack based on early signs - before it targets the connected companies."
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