Colliers International Group, a Toronto-based commercial real estate services firm, suffered a cyber attack after IT World Canada confronted the company about a listing on the dark web by the Netflix ransomware gang – a listing which suggests that the firm was hit by the gang and that Colliers’ files were copied.
Colliers conducted an investigation into the attack with the support of cybersecurity experts to limit the attack’s effect.
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/colliers
"id": "col21825522",
"linkid": "colliers",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "01/2021",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Commercial Real Estate Services',
'location': 'Toronto',
'name': 'Colliers International Group',
'type': 'Company'}],
'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': 'Yes'},
'description': 'Colliers International Group, a Toronto-based commercial real '
'estate services firm, suffered a cyber attack after IT World '
'Canada confronted the company about a listing on the dark web '
'by the Netflix ransomware gang – a listing which suggests '
'that the firm was hit by the gang and that Colliers’ files '
'were copied.',
'investigation_status': 'Investigation conducted',
'motivation': 'Data Exfiltration, Ransom',
'ransomware': {'data_exfiltration': 'Yes', 'ransomware_strain': 'Netflix'},
'references': [{'source': 'IT World Canada'}],
'response': {'third_party_assistance': 'Cybersecurity experts'},
'threat_actor': 'Netflix ransomware gang',
'title': 'Colliers International Group Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach, Ransomware'}