supply chain attack
noun1
A cyberattack via a third party in the victim's digital supply chain.
Computer security
- A supply chain attack targets organizations by focusing on weaker links in that organization's supply chain. For example, a supply chain attack can enable hackers to compromise enterprise networks by attacking connected applications or services owned or used by business partners such as suppliers.2023, R. Kelly Rainer, Brad Prince, Introduction to Information Systems, 10th edition, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 83: