The Kaseya cyberattack disrupted more than 1,000 businesses over the Fourth of July weekend and may turn out to be one of the biggest hacks in history. It’s also a textbook example of a “supply chain” hack: a type of cyberattack where criminals target software vendors or IT services companies in order to infect their clients.
Supply chain attacks are a looming cyber threat with the potential to greatly magnify the damage of a single security breach. They’ve been responsible for some of the biggest cyberattacks of the past year, including the Kaseya breach and the SolarWinds attack.