Example Corp

In June 2024, Example Corp became the victim of a sophisticated cyber attack believed to be carried out by the hacker group 'FictionalName'. The attackers exploited a known vulnerability in the company's email system, leading to a significant data breach. Sensitive information, including personal data of thousands of clients and proprietary business information, was reportedly compromised. The incident caused a temporary shutdown of operations and has had a major impact on the company's financial standing and reputation. Efforts to mitigate the damage and strengthen cybersecurity measures are ongoing.

Source: https://konbriefing.com/en-topics/cyber-attacks.html

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

"id": "exa411050724",
"linkid": "example-corp",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "06/2024",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization’s existence"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'Thousands of clients',
                        'name': 'Example Corp',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Email System Vulnerability',
 'data_breach': {'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personal data',
                                              'Proprietary business '
                                              'information']},
 'date_detected': 'June 2024',
 'description': 'In June 2024, Example Corp became the victim of a '
                'sophisticated cyber attack believed to be carried out by the '
                "hacker group 'FictionalName'. The attackers exploited a known "
                "vulnerability in the company's email system, leading to a "
                'significant data breach. Sensitive information, including '
                'personal data of thousands of clients and proprietary '
                'business information, was reportedly compromised. The '
                'incident caused a temporary shutdown of operations and has '
                "had a major impact on the company's financial standing and "
                'reputation. Efforts to mitigate the damage and strengthen '
                'cybersecurity measures are ongoing.',
 'impact': {'brand_reputation_impact': 'Major impact',
            'data_compromised': ['Personal data of thousands of clients',
                                 'Proprietary business information'],
            'downtime': 'Temporary shutdown of operations',
            'operational_impact': "Major impact on the company's financial "
                                  'standing and reputation',
            'systems_affected': 'Email system'},
 'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Email system vulnerability',
                           'high_value_targets': ['Personal data of thousands '
                                                  'of clients',
                                                  'Proprietary business '
                                                  'information']},
 'threat_actor': 'FictionalName',
 'title': 'Data Breach at Example Corp',
 'type': 'Data Breach',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Known vulnerability in the email system'}