CyberSecure experienced a severe data leak, leading to the exposure of personal information of thousands of its customers. The breach was initiated through a sophisticated spear phishing campaign that exploited a previously unknown vulnerability within CyberSecure's network. As a result, sensitive data including names, addresses, and payment information was compromised. The incident has eroded customer trust and is anticipated to have long-term negative effects on CyberSecure's brand reputation. In response, the company is implementing stronger security measures and working with data protection authorities to mitigate the impact.
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TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/cybersecure
"id": "cyb429050724",
"linkid": "cybersecure",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "09/2023",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'Thousands',
'name': 'CyberSecure',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': ['Spear Phishing'],
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 'Thousands',
'personally_identifiable_information': ['Names', 'Addresses'],
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personal Information',
'Payment Information']},
'description': 'CyberSecure experienced a severe data leak, leading to the '
'exposure of personal information of thousands of its '
'customers. The breach was initiated through a sophisticated '
'spear phishing campaign that exploited a previously unknown '
"vulnerability within CyberSecure's network. As a result, "
'sensitive data including names, addresses, and payment '
'information was compromised. The incident has eroded customer '
'trust and is anticipated to have long-term negative effects '
"on CyberSecure's brand reputation. In response, the company "
'is implementing stronger security measures and working with '
'data protection authorities to mitigate the impact.',
'impact': {'brand_reputation_impact': 'Eroded customer trust and long-term '
'negative effects',
'data_compromised': ['Personal Information',
'Payment Information']},
'title': 'CyberSecure Data Leak',
'type': 'Data Leak',
'vulnerability_exploited': 'Previously unknown vulnerability'}