Supply Chain Attacks
Targeting third-party vendors, dependencies, or infrastructure components to compromise, disrupt, or gain unauthorized access to a competitor’s operations, data, or users—indirectly leveraging trust relationships in the ecosystem.
Known Vectors
Dependency Injection
Introducing malicious code or behavior into widely used software libraries or packages that are unknowingly integrated by competitors.
Vendor Compromise
Gaining access to a competitor’s systems by breaching their service providers—such as hosting, analytics, or communication tools.
Update Path Manipulation
Exploiting software update mechanisms to deliver altered or backdoored code under the guise of legitimate patches.
Credential Leakage via Integrations
Harvesting credentials, tokens, or configuration details exposed through poorly secured third-party integrations.
Downstream Data Access
Accessing sensitive data flowing through shared platforms (e.g. CRMs, cloud services) where visibility is assumed but not explicitly controlled.