Blue Yonder’s data breached by Termite ransomware gang.

In recent development the SaaS Giant, Blue Yonder is said to be under cyber attack from the Ransomware gang called Termite. The cyber attack  attack greatly disrupted its services, and as a result, many of its customers have also had trouble operating.

The supply chain firm claimed after the attack they worked with worked with external cybersecurity firms and strengthened our defensive and forensic protocols.

As per reports Termite group has started its operations a few months ago and detailed the files it allegedly stole in the ransomware attack.

Data breach effects:

Termite group claims to have stolen 680GB of data, including more than 16,000 email lists that it plans to use for future attacks, and more than 200,000 insurance documents.

On Friday, U.K.-based supermarket chain Morrisons, told Cybersecurity Dive that it had restored normal operations and that its internal backup systems were online.

Morrisons, which has about 500 stores across the U.K., said the attack disrupted the company’s warehouse management system for produce and fresh food. 

Starbucks was impacted, too, and had to revert to manual scheduling after a Blue Yonder platform it uses to keep track of employee hours was disrupted by the attack.

About Termite group

Termite is an emerging threat group a new ransomware gang, according to recent analysis from Cyjax. They have started to add victims to its leak site. As per Comparitech Data research, Termite has added seven companies in total.

Method of attack: Termite ransomware uses a double extortion method, extorting victims for a decryptor in order to prevent the release of stolen data, researchers from Kroll found.

As per Kroll researchers, Termite use a watering hole attack method that relied on malicious ad software, according to Laurie Iacono, associate managing director, cyber risk at Kroll. 

Researchers from Broadcom say Termite appears to use a modified version of Babuk ransomware and have previously claimed victims in Canada, France, Germany and the U.S. among others. 

(Inputs: cybersecuritydive)

About Blue Yonder:

Blue Yonder is a major provider of supply chain management, retail planning, and workforce solutions powered by artificial intelligence and machine learning. Blue Yonder was acquired by Panasonic in 2021, provides supply chain management software.

After the attack the company said it working to restore systems, with some of the affected customers brought back online and others on the path to recovery. The company, said it has notified customers that were impacted by operational disruptions and has been working with them throughout the process of restoration

The company is taking measures and hardened its defensive and forensic protocols since the incident, happened.