NEC vendor breach, government AI for 180,000, oil at $110.48 — and 9 more | BPJ News
Breach risk at outsourced vendors and rising oil prices are changing the terms of defence. Wholesale print, packaging lines and two different models of business succession are also moving.
A vendor’s legitimate account became the doorway into customer systems, making access control across outsourced suppliers a production continuity issue. In oil, wholesale printing, packaging lines and business succession, the lines around who controls prices, equipment and people are shifting.
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A vendor’s legitimate account was stolen, and the attack progressed as far as encrypting customer systems.
Crude oil rose to $110.48 a barrel, putting the knock-on effects for resins, inks and delivery costs in focus.
In the UK, wholesale printing and linerless packaging show new sources of revenue for companies that own production equipment.
Attackers use legitimate account to enter NEC customer environments and encrypt files…
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