Subj : Ransomware attack on Blue Yonder hits Starbucks, grocery stores a
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Date : Tue Nov 26 2024 15:15:05

Ransomware attack on Blue Yonder hits Starbucks, grocery stores across the 
world

Date:
Tue, 26 Nov 2024 15:02:00 +0000

Description:
A major supply chain management company was hit with ransomware, sending 
ripples throughout the business world.

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Yonder confirmed suffering a ransomware attack Several of its customers came 
forward, saying they were affected, too At press time, the company was still 
working on restoring services 

Supply chain management giant Blue Yonder has confirmed suffering a 
ransomware attack that greatly disrupted its services - and as a result, many 
of its customers have also had trouble operating. 

A short announcement published on the companys website on November 22  said a 
day before, it HAD experienced disruptions to its managed services hosted 
environment. Subsequent investigation confirmed that it was a ransomware 
attack. 

Since learning of the incident, the Blue Yonder team has been working 
diligently together with external cybersecurity firms to make progress in 
their recovery process. We have implemented several defensive and forensic 
protocols, the announcement reads. With respect to the Blue Yonder Azure 
public cloud environment, we are actively monitoring and currently do not see 
any suspicious activity. Hitting Starbucks 

Newer updates do not share any meaningful information, however multiple media 
publications have uncovered how the attack affected the companys clients. 

Blue Yonder is a leading supply chain management, logistics, and retail 
software company that uses AI and machine learning to optimize operations and 
improve decision-making. According to BleepingComputer , it has more than 
3,000 clients around the world, including some of the biggest names out there 
- Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, Kimberly-Clark, and Bayer. 

As per a CNN report , Starbucks is one of the companies feeling the effects 
of the ransomware attack. Allegedly, the coffee chain uses Blue Yonder to 
track and manage its baristas schedules. Furthermore, two of the four biggest 
grocery chains in the UK - Morrisons, and Sainsbury, also confirmed being 
affected by the attack. 

At press time, Blue Yonder was still working on restoring its services. So 
far, no threat actors have come forward to claim responsibility for the 
attack, so we dont know who the attackers were, or how much money they are 
asking in exchange for the decryption key. Finally, we dont know if Blue 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/ransomware-attack-on-blue-yonder-hits-s
tarbucks-grocery-stores-across-the-world


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