In June 2021, Example Corp experienced a significant data breach affecting millions of its customers. Hackers exploited a vulnerability in the company's network, leading to unauthorized access to sensitive personal information, including names, email addresses, and credit card details. The breach not only resulted in financial losses for the company but also severely damaged its reputation, leading to a loss of customer trust. The incident highlights the critical importance of robust cybersecurity measures and the need for ongoing vigilance to protect against emerging threats.
Source: https://cybersecurityventures.com/ransomware-report/
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/example-corp
"id": "exa711050624",
"linkid": "example-corp",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "06/2021",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'Millions',
'name': 'Example Corp',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Network vulnerability exploit',
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': ['Names',
'Email addresses'],
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
'Email addresses',
'Credit card details']},
'date_detected': 'June 2021',
'description': 'In June 2021, Example Corp experienced a significant data '
'breach affecting millions of its customers. Hackers exploited '
"a vulnerability in the company's network, leading to "
'unauthorized access to sensitive personal information, '
'including names, email addresses, and credit card details. '
'The breach not only resulted in financial losses for the '
'company but also severely damaged its reputation, leading to '
'a loss of customer trust. The incident highlights the '
'critical importance of robust cybersecurity measures and the '
'need for ongoing vigilance to protect against emerging '
'threats.',
'impact': {'brand_reputation_impact': 'Severe damage',
'data_compromised': ['Names',
'Email addresses',
'Credit card details'],
'payment_information_risk': 'High'},
'lessons_learned': 'The critical importance of robust cybersecurity measures '
'and the need for ongoing vigilance to protect against '
'emerging threats.',
'title': 'Data Breach at Example Corp',
'type': 'Data Breach',
'vulnerability_exploited': 'Network vulnerability'}