A ransomware attack on Blue Yonder Group supply chain management company resulted in supply chain delays and issues in the U.K. and U.S.
The ransomware attack, initially detected on Nov. 21, caused disruptions to Blue Yonder’s managed services hosted environment in which this has been disclosed as a ransomware attack with no details available on its website,
At present, Blue Yonder said it was working together with external cybersecurity firms, to restore systems safely but no exact ETA is available.
The Blue Yonder outage has disrupted services on both sides of the Atlantic. In U.K., two of the four biggest grocery chains were affected by the outage. Wm. Morrisons Supermarkets Ltd. said the outage has interrupted the smooth flow of goods to stores.
In the U.S., it’s not entirely clear which companies have been affected; however, One confirmed Blue Yonder customer is Starbucks Corp., with Reuters reporting today that the outage is affecting the company’s ability to pay baristas and manage their schedules.
Though the form of ransomware used in the attack has not been disclosed, the attack does highlight the vulnerability of supply chain networks.
