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AI-found PHP flaws took sites offline: board questions | 26 Oct 202625 Oct 202600:04:36

AI-assisted research found two critical flaws in PHP, the software behind most websites, and organisations around the world took sites offline to patch them. We also look at where Ahold Delhaize's cyber incident ended up, and at a remote-support tool that a suspected state group exploited for weeks before anyone disclosed it.

This week

  • PHP flaws found with AI forced emergency patching; check supplier products as well as your own sites
  • Ahold Delhaize restored US sites after eight-plus days; its shutdown decision hit stores and distribution
  • BeyondTrust remote-support flaw exploited for weeks; supplier access tools need evidence, not trust

Three questions for your board

  1. How quickly could we find every system running PHP, including inside supplier products, and has that search actually happened since Wednesday the twenty-first?
  2. If we pulled core systems offline as a precaution, which sites, deliveries and revenue lines would stop, and who has the authority to make that call?
  3. Which suppliers and tools hold remote administrative access to our estate, and what evidence do we have that each is patched, monitored and still needed?

Sources

- PHP flaws: NCSC alert ยท Axios ยท CNN
- Ahold Delhaize: [Ahold Delhaize statement](https://newsroom.aholddelhaize.com/ahold-delhaize
-update-on-status-of-cybersecurity-incident/) ยท Grocery Dive ยท Reuters via The Star
- BeyondTrust: Rapid7 ยท Cyber Daily ยท Tech Times

Boardroom Resilience is general information for senior leaders, not professional advice for any specific organisation. To discuss your board's position, contact Logica Security at logicasecurity.com.

Supermarket fridges hacked: what boards should ask | 19 Oct 202619 Oct 202600:04:20

A cyber attack on refrigeration controls spoiled stock and caused fires at hundreds of French supermarkets, while Ahold Delhaize spent the week recovering from a precautionary shutdown. We also cover a ConnectWise backup compromise that gave attackers a way into customers' Microsoft 365 environments.

This week

  • French supermarket fridges hacked remotely: building controls are now a direct operational risk
  • Ahold Delhaize shutdown emptied shelves: recovery time, not the breach, drives revenue loss
  • ConnectWise backup tool abused to reach Microsoft 365: suppliers' standing access is exposure

Three questions for your board

  1. Which of our sites have refrigeration, building or plant controls that can be reached remotely, and who outside our organisation holds that access?
  2. If we had to shut core systems as a precaution, how many days could our sites and distribution keep trading, and when did we last test that?
  3. Which outside applications hold standing access to our email and files, and could we still restore our data if our backup provider went offline?

Sources

Boardroom Resilience is general information for senior leaders, not professional advice for any specific organisation. To discuss your board's position, contact Logica Security at logicasecurity.com.

Cloud provider ransomware: can you restore without it? | 12 Oct 202612 Oct 202600:04:34

A ransomware attack on a Japanese cloud provider left hundreds of customers restoring from their own backups, and a UK retailer's breach became public through its own app. Separately, US agencies warned that a campaign against Fortinet firewalls is still locking owners out of their own devices.

This week

  • IDC Frontier ransomware hit 495 customers, who were told to rebuild from their own backups
  • ASOS breach became public via its own app, and exposed more data than first stated
  • FBI warns FortiBleed firewall campaign continues, with lockouts leading on to ransomware

Three questions for your board

  1. If our main cloud provider told us to restore everything from our own backups, which systems could we actually bring back, and how fast?
  2. Which third parties can see our customer data or send messages in our name, and who has reviewed their access this year?
  3. Have we confirmed that every internet-facing firewall and remote access gateway, including those at our sites, requires multi-factor sign-in, and have we checked them for admin accounts we didn't create?

Sources

Boardroom Resilience is general information for senior leaders, not professional advice for any specific organisation. To discuss your board's position, contact Logica Security at logicasecurity.com.

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