Commport Communications International, Inc.

Commport Communications International, Inc.

The electronic data interchange (EDI) solution supplier Commport Communications was targeted in a ransomware attack by the Lorenz ransomware group.

The vendor provides services to Canada Post and the attackers managed to copy shipping manifests for 44 of the post office’s commercial users, resulting in the data of just over 950,000 senders and receivers being stolen.

Source: https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/ca/news/cyber/canada-post-vendor-takes-major-cyberattack-hit-256425.aspx

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/commport-communication-international-inc

"id": "com1921291022",
"linkid": "commport-communication-international-inc",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "05/2021",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'Canada Post and 44 of its '
                                              'commercial users',
                        'industry': 'Logistics and Supply Chain',
                        'name': 'Commport Communications',
                        'type': 'EDI Solution Supplier'}],
 'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': True,
                 'number_of_records_exposed': 950000,
                 'type_of_data_compromised': 'Shipping manifests'},
 'description': 'The electronic data interchange (EDI) solution supplier '
                'Commport Communications was targeted in a ransomware attack '
                'by the Lorenz ransomware group. The vendor provides services '
                'to Canada Post and the attackers managed to copy shipping '
                'manifests for 44 of the post office’s commercial users, '
                'resulting in the data of just over 950,000 senders and '
                'receivers being stolen.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Shipping manifests for 44 commercial users, '
                                'data of 950,000 senders and receivers'},
 'motivation': 'Data Theft',
 'ransomware': {'data_exfiltration': True, 'ransomware_strain': 'Lorenz'},
 'threat_actor': 'Lorenz ransomware group',
 'title': 'Ransomware Attack on Commport Communications',
 'type': 'Ransomware Attack'}
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