Black Kite

In a recent targeted attack, Black Kite faced a significant cybersecurity breach that involved the leak of sensitive customer data, impacting its reputation and raising concerns about the efficacy of third-party risk management systems. The attackers exploited a known vulnerability which was not patched in time, leading to unauthorized access to the company's secure data repositories. Immediate action was taken to mitigate the damage, involving notification to affected clients, bolstering security measures, and cooperating with cybersecurity experts to trace the source of the breach. This incident has highlighted the challenges in managing supply chain risks and has prompted a reevaluation of current security practices.

Source: https://cybersecurityventures.com/ransomware-report/

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/black-kite

"id": "bla311050724",
"linkid": "black-kite",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "05/2023",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Cybersecurity',
                        'name': 'Black Kite',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Exploit of known vulnerability',
 'data_breach': {'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': 'Sensitive customer data'},
 'description': 'Black Kite faced a significant cybersecurity breach that '
                'involved the leak of sensitive customer data, impacting its '
                'reputation and raising concerns about the efficacy of '
                'third-party risk management systems.',
 'impact': {'brand_reputation_impact': 'Significant',
            'data_compromised': 'Sensitive customer data',
            'systems_affected': 'Secure data repositories'},
 'lessons_learned': 'Challenges in managing supply chain risks and prompted a '
                    'reevaluation of current security practices.',
 'motivation': 'Unauthorized access to sensitive data',
 'post_incident_analysis': {'corrective_actions': 'Bolstering security '
                                                  'measures',
                            'root_causes': 'Known vulnerability not patched in '
                                           'time'},
 'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Notification to affected clients',
              'remediation_measures': 'Bolstering security measures',
              'third_party_assistance': 'Cybersecurity experts'},
 'title': 'Black Kite Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Known vulnerability'}