The Target breach and more recently, the British Airways hack were both caused by weaknesses in the supply chain. Yesterday, it emerged that Indian outsourcing consulting giant Wipro is investigating reports that its own internal IT systems have been hacked. Sources told Krebs On Security that adversaries are using Wipro’s systems to launch attacks against “at least a dozen” of the firm’s customers. Whoever was responsible for the breach, third party companies will always be a target for attackers looking for weak points. “IT outsourcing companies should see the security of their systems and their clients’ data as paramount,” says Tahany.

Source: Forbes April 16, 2019 13:55 UTC