Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations

Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations

The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations paid more than $20,000 to an anonymous hacker who breached its computer system.

The hacker gained control of the FSIN's internal files and email system.

A wide range of data was taken which included files on residential school survivors, youth athletes and their coaches, internal land claims and a host of other topics like social insurance numbers, treaty card numbers

Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/fsin-hacked-bitcoin-payment-data-breach-1.4875487

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/federation-of-sovereign-indigenous-nations

"id": "fed2211291022",
"linkid": "federation-of-sovereign-indigenous-nations",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "6/2017",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Indigenous Affairs',
                        'name': 'Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations',
                        'type': 'Non-profit Organization'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Compromised Internal Systems',
 'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': 'Yes',
                 'personally_identifiable_information': ['Social insurance '
                                                         'numbers',
                                                         'Treaty card numbers'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personal Information',
                                              'Sensitive Documents']},
 'description': 'The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) '
                'experienced a cyber incident where an anonymous hacker gained '
                'control of its internal files and email system. The incident '
                'involved data exfiltration and a ransom demand.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Residential school survivors',
                                 'Youth athletes and their coaches',
                                 'Internal land claims',
                                 'Social insurance numbers',
                                 'Treaty card numbers'],
            'financial_loss': 'More than $20,000',
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High',
            'systems_affected': ['Internal files', 'Email system']},
 'motivation': 'Financial Gain',
 'ransomware': {'data_exfiltration': 'Yes',
                'ransom_demanded': 'More than $20,000',
                'ransom_paid': 'More than $20,000'},
 'threat_actor': 'Anonymous Hacker',
 'title': 'FSIN Data Breach and Ransomware Attack',
 'type': 'Data Breach and Ransomware'}
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