Ransomware Attack on Blue Yonder Hits Starbucks, Supermarkets

A ransomware attack on Blue Yonder's managed-services environment on Nov. 21 disrupted supply-chain operations for numerous major retailers, manufacturers, and consumer goods companies (including Morrisons, Sainsbury's and customers such as Starbucks), causing reduced product availability and back-end payroll/scheduling impacts; Blue Yonder confirmed it is working with external cybersecurity firms to recover. The report highlights the broad ripple effects of supply-chain compromises, compares the incident to other major supply-chain attacks (MOVEit, Kaseya), and stresses that attackers often target holidays and weekends when staffing and defenses are reduced.