Modern Supply-Chain Attacks and Their Real-World Impact
Supply-chain attacks have significantly evolved over the last two years, shifting from dependency confusion and stolen SSL to AI-backed social engineering and open-source registries.
A recent high-profile attack on the popular open-source Chalk and Debug libraries sparked skepticism about its real-world impact despite its scale.
Oops, No Victims: The Largest Supply Chain Attack Stole 5 Cents
A report questioned the financial damage, concluding that the biggest financial impact will come from the thousands of hours spent by engineering and security teams cleaning compromised environments and the millions of dollars in sales contracts resulting from this new case study.
Author's summary: Supply-chain attacks evolve rapidly.