Anatomy of a retail ransomware attack: Tabletop simulates modern mayhem methods

Attacks on AI systems and disinformation starred as key elements of a ransomware tabletop exercise CSO participated in during this month’s Infosecurity Europe conference. The “Enter the War Room” exercise — organised and run by cybersecurity vendor Semperis — featured a scenario focused on a cyberattack against a fictional supermarket chain, BlueCart. CSO took part as one of eight members of a red team of supposed national state–linked attackers (APT 64, AKA Checkout Chaos) that was as much inte