During the Celtic year of Windows 24H2, cyber vampires didn't just stop at passwords. School records, billions of dollars worth of cryptocurrencies, and the ability to produce cars disappeared for weeks. All they had to do was deceive support or abuse the supplier’s access. In addition to databases, empty production halls and services waiting for someone to fix their DNS are also haunted this year.
On November 21, 2024, logistics software supplier Blue Yonder announced a ransomware attack. It disrupted supply in British supermarkets, shift planning and payroll processing in Starbucksu. The outage of a single supplier thus affected the operations of several large companies.