Blue Yonder ransomware attack disrupts grocery store supply chain

Supply chain management firm Blue Yonder is warning that a ransomware attack caused significant disruption to its services, with the outages impacting grocery store chains in the UK.

Blue Yonder (formerly JDA Software) operates as a Panasonic subsidiary with an annual revenue of over a billion USD and 6,000 employees.

The company offers AI-driver supply chain solutions to retailers, manufacturers, and logistics providers, encompassing demand forecasting, inventory optimization, and transportation management.

Among its 3,000 customers are high-profile organizations like DHL, Renault, Bayer, Morrisons, Nestle, 3M, Tesco, Starbucks, Ace Hardware, Procter & Gamble, Sainsbury, and 7-Eleven.

On Friday, the company warned that it was experiencing disruptions to its managed services hosting environment due to a ransomware incident that occurred the day before, on November 21.

"On November 21, 2024, Blue Yonder experienced disruptions to its managed services hosted environment, which was determined to be the result of a ransomware incident," reads the announcement.

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