PYMNTS.com November 27, 2024
Cyber breaches, not coal in their stocking, is what businesses are worried about this holiday season.
With the news Monday (Nov. 25) that supply chain management software provider Blue Yonder was reportedly been hit by a ransomware attack whose downstream impact affected large enterprise customers like Starbucks and the U.K. grocery chain Morrisons, it’s clear that a single weak link in a logistics provider chain can cascade into further, unintended disruptions.
The Blue Yonder news was no isolated incident. It comes just barely two weeks after grocery giant Ahold Delhaize said a number of its pharmacies and eCommerce operations were affected by a cybersecurity issue within its U.S. network.
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