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Ransomware Attack on Supply Chain Provider Causes Disruption


Blue Yonder Outage Causing Disruptions for Starbucks, Major Grocery Store Chains Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • November 26, 2024

Starbucks said the outage is disrupting its ability to pay baristas for actual hours worked, but not its ability to serve customers. (Image: Shutterstock)

Major grocery store chains, Starbucks and other large organizations are experiencing disruptions following a ransomware attack against a key supply chain management software provider.

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The affected service provider, Blue Yonder, first warned customers about the attack on Friday, reporting that the prior day it began experiencing "disruptions to its managed services hosted environment, which was determined to be the result of a ransomware incident."

Known until 2020 as JDA Software and acquired by Panasonic in 2021, Blue Yonder is an independently operated software supplier and consultancy based in Scottsdale, Arizona, that provides supply chain management products and services to businesses ...


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