Anatomy of a retail ransomware attack: Tabletop simulates modern mayhem methods (opens in new tab)

and The “Enter the War Room” exercise — organised and run by cybersecurity vendor Semperis — featured a scenario focused on a cyberattack against a fictional supermarket chain, BlueCart. CSO took part as one of eight members of a red team of supposed national state–linked attackers (APT 64, AKA Checkout Chaos) that was as much interested in thrashing the reputation of the supermarkets it targeted and causing disruption as in making money. Last year we took part in a comparable exercise, also ...