Example Ltd

In August 2021, Example Ltd experienced a significant data breach, where attackers gained unauthorized access to personal data of 100,000 customers. The breach was due to a vulnerability in the company's web application that had remained unpatched for several months. After the incident, the company took measures to secure their systems, notify affected individuals, and offer credit monitoring services.

Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/cyber-security-breaches-survey-2023/cyber-security-breaches-survey-2023

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/example-ltd

"id": "exa313051324",
"linkid": "example-ltd",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "08/2021",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 100000,
                        'name': 'Example Ltd',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Web Application Vulnerability',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 100000,
                 'type_of_data_compromised': 'Personal Data'},
 'description': 'In August 2021, Example Ltd experienced a significant data '
                'breach, where attackers gained unauthorized access to '
                'personal data of 100,000 customers. The breach was due to a '
                "vulnerability in the company's web application that had "
                'remained unpatched for several months. After the incident, '
                'the company took measures to secure their systems, notify '
                'affected individuals, and offer credit monitoring services.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Personal Data'},
 'response': {'remediation_measures': ['Secured systems',
                                       'Notified affected individuals',
                                       'Offered credit monitoring services']},
 'title': 'Example Ltd Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Unpatched web application'}