Blue Yonder ransomware attack disrupts retailers' logistics and workforce management
Blue Yonder discovered a ransomware attack on 21 November 2024, causing cascading disruption to customer operations. Retailers' operations were affected, including employee hours and rota management at Starbucks and fresh food warehouse management at Morrisons. When the ransomware group Termite claimed the attack and the theft of 680GB of data, Blue Yonder investigated the claims.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Blue Yonder
- Incident type
- Ransomware
- Occurred / detected
- 2024-11-21
- Scale of damage
- Operational disruption including Starbucks workforce management and UK retailers' logistics and warehouse systems
- Cause / method
- Ransomware attack
- Location
- Other countries
Timeline
- Blue Yonder discovered a ransomware attack.
- Disruption to retailers' supply chains and to operations at companies including Starbucks caused by the Blue Yonder attack was reported.
- BIC, Starbucks and Morrisons continued recovering from the attack.
- Termite claimed the Blue Yonder attack and the theft of 680GB of data.
- Blue Yonder investigated the attackers' data theft claims.
- It was reported that Waterstones' warehouse system had also been affected by the Blue Yonder ransomware attack.
Also affected by this incident
Blue Yonder cyber-attack hits Morrisons supply chain
↳ Knock-on damage from the Blue Yonder incident · View original incidentImpact: Supply chain operations affected
A cyber-attack on Blue Yonder affected Morrisons' supply chain. The impact came to light on 26 November 2024, and the specific scale of the damage and the response have not been confirmed.
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↳ Knock-on damage from the Blue Yonder incident · View original incidentImpact: Warehouse system operations affected
Waterstones' warehouse systems were affected by a ransomware attack on Blue Yonder. The impact was reported on 16 December 2024, and the specific scale of the damage and the response have not been confirmed.
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