Global Cybersecurity at Risk as State-Linked Hackers Target Subcontractors in Supply Chain Attacks

Global cybersecurity at risk as state-linked hackers target subcontractors in supply chain attacks

'There is no single technology that can solve supply chain threats. It requires layered defense and cooperation. Governments, cybersecurity companies, and users must act together,' says head of Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis Team - Anadolu Ajansı

Comment : UBS confirms data stolen after cyber attack on external supplier – Global Security Mag Online

A cyber attack on the procurement service provider Chain IQ apparently has far-reaching consequences for UBS: data of 130,000 employees, including the direct number of CEO Sergio Ermotti, is said to have ended up on the darknet. A brief expert comment from Dr. Ilia Kolochenko, CEO at ImmuniWeb and a member of the Europol EDEN: “Before the exact scope of the alleged data breach is known and verified, it would be premature to make final conclusion…

GLOBAL CYBERSECURITY AT RISK AS STATE-LINKED HACKERS TARGET SUBCONTRACTORS IN SUPPLY CHAIN ATTACKS

Wed 18 June 2025: State-sponsored cyber threat groups are increasingly using subcontractor firms with security vulnerabilities to reach major targets that they cannot access directly, prompting a greater emphasis on global cooperation and layered defense strategies against such threats. Supply chain attacks aim to infiltrate large targets indirectly by compromising third parties such as software […]

UBS confirms data was stolen in a cyberattack on supplier Chain IQ, which said it and 19 other companies were targeted; Swiss media says it impacts 130K+ staff

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