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A significant ransomware attack against Blue Yonder, a major supply chain management provider with over 3,000 clients, has caused widespread disruption across various industries. The attack, which occurred on November 21st, impacted the company's managed services hosted environment, resulting in outages that have persisted into their second week. Among the affected companies are Starbucks, a coffee giant, and two prominent UK grocery chains, Sainsbury's and Morrisons. The incident underscores the vulnerability of large corporations reliant on third-party vendors for critical supply chain functions.

The impact on Starbucks has been particularly notable, forcing the company to resort to manual methods for tracking employee schedules and payroll. This disruption has impacted the daily operations of numerous Starbucks locations across the country, highlighting the significant consequences of supply chain failures in the modern business environment. While the extent of data exfiltration remains unclear, the prolonged outage suggests a substantial breach affecting numerous Blue Yonder clients. Blue Yonder has confirmed that they are working diligently to restore services and have engaged external cybersecurity firms, including CrowdStrike, to assist in their recovery efforts.

The timing of the attack, just ahead of the busy holiday shopping season, has exacerbated its impact on affected retailers. This strategic timing likely contributed to the hackers' objectives, creating maximum disruption and potential financial losses for companies preparing for the lucrative holiday sales period. While Blue Yonder continues its recovery efforts and investigations, the incident serves as a stark warning of the increasing threats posed by sophisticated ransomware attacks targeting critical supply chains and the potential for cascading disruption across numerous interconnected businesses.

References:

• Malware Analysis, News and Indicators - Coffee store giant Starbucks was among other organizations affected by a ransomware attack this month on cloud managed service provider Blue Yonder, a Panasonic subsidiary that has more than 3,000 cus - 6d
• www.scworld.com - Supply chain attack disrupts retailers ahead of holidays - 6d
• Malware Analysis, News and Indicators - News about the ransomware attack targeting Blue Yonder and its impact on various retailers. - 6d
• Techopedia - Techopedia's report on the impact of the attack on Starbucks. - 6d
• Flag this - Details about the ransomware attack on Blue Yonder and its effects on Starbucks and UK grocers. - 4d
• www.cysecurity.news - News about the ransomware attack on Blue Yonder. - 4d
• TechCrunch - TechCrunch article about the ransomware attack - 1d
• @zackwhittaker - This article covers the ongoing impact of a ransomware attack on Blue Yonder, which is causing significant retail outages. - 1d
• @andreamm - Starbucks joins a growing list of companies disrupted by the hack of Blue Yonder, an Arizona-based cloud services provider that serves grocery stores and Fortune 500 firms. - 1d
• @zackwhittaker - Supply chain technology giant Blue Yonder is still recovering from a ransomware attack, as outages at downstream retail companies and giants that rely on the supply chain company drag into its second - 1d

Classification:

• HashTags: Ransomware SupplyChain DataBreach
• Company: Blue Yonder
• Target: Starbucks UK Grocers other Blue Yonder customers
• Product: Cloud services
• Feature: Supply Chain
• Type: Ransomware
• Severity: Major