CyberCX

CyberCX, a cybersecurity company, reported an alarming trend involving the abuse of doxing practices, including financial extortion and potential physical threats targeting individuals. The monetization of doxing tactics has grown substantially, with some perpetrators earning six figures annually. Techniques such as making sham law enforcement requests have been used to unmask identities and private data. The company's security researcher, Jacob Larsen, was previously a doxing victim and has shed light on these illicit activities through monitoring and interviews. Doxbin, a central platform in many doxing schemes, hosts over 176,000 entries of personal data, which are used as leverage in extortion schemes and other malicious purposes. The severity of such breaches underscores the risks individuals face regarding their online security and privacy.

Source: https://www.wired.com/story/doxing-extortion-violence-as-service/

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/cyber-cx

"id": "cyb000080824",
"linkid": "cyber-cx",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "8/2024",
"severity": "75",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Cybersecurity',
                        'name': 'CyberCX',
                        'type': 'Cybersecurity Company'}],
 'attack_vector': ['Sham law enforcement requests',
                   'Unmasking identities',
                   'Extortion schemes'],
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': '176,000',
                 'personally_identifiable_information': 'Yes',
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': 'Personal data'},
 'description': 'CyberCX reported an alarming trend involving the abuse of '
                'doxing practices, including financial extortion and potential '
                'physical threats targeting individuals. The monetization of '
                'doxing tactics has grown substantially, with some '
                'perpetrators earning six figures annually. Techniques such as '
                'making sham law enforcement requests have been used to unmask '
                "identities and private data. The company's security "
                'researcher, Jacob Larsen, was previously a doxing victim and '
                'has shed light on these illicit activities through monitoring '
                'and interviews. Doxbin, a central platform in many doxing '
                'schemes, hosts over 176,000 entries of personal data, which '
                'are used as leverage in extortion schemes and other malicious '
                'purposes. The severity of such breaches underscores the risks '
                'individuals face regarding their online security and privacy.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Personal data', 'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'motivation': 'Financial gain, Physical threats',
 'title': 'Abuse of Doxing Practices for Financial Extortion and Physical '
          'Threats',
 'type': 'Doxing, Financial Extortion, Physical Threats',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Personal data exposure'}