A supply chain attack is a cyberattack that seeks to damage an organization by targeting less secure elements in its supply chain rather than the organization itself. It can occur in any industry, from the financial sector to the oil industry to government, and can take place through either software or hardware. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Offense GradeSerious or Indictable Offense 1 Connections
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1. Supply chain attack (Wikipedia)
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A supply chain attack is a cyber-attack that seeks to damage an organization by targeting less secure elements in the supply chain.
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