Supply chain attacks now fuel a 'self-reinforcing' cybercrime economy
· Source: theregister.com
In short
Cybercriminals are industrializing supply chain attacks to create interconnected ecosystems where breaches, credential theft, and ransomware reinforce each other in a cascading cycle. Researchers warn that attacks on vendors and service providers enable downstream compromises of hundreds of customers, with AI-assisted tools expected to accelerate these attacks. Organizations must treat third parties as extensions of their own attack surface and invest in supply chain threat modeling to secure trust across relationships.
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Tags: cybersecurity, supply-chain, ransomware, breaches, vulnerability, automation