In March 2023, FictionalCorp experienced a significant cybersecurity incident, leading to the leak of personal customer data. An unauthorized party gained access through an unpatched vulnerability, compromising customers' names, emails, and encrypted passwords. The breach impacted thousands of individuals, leading to heightened concerns over identity theft and financial fraud. FictionalCorp has since employed a cybersecurity firm to mitigate the breach's effects and fortify their defenses against similar future attacks.
Source: https://www.monroecollege.edu/news/cybersecurity-history-hacking-data-breaches
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/fictionalcorp
"id": "fic340051424",
"linkid": "fictionalcorp",
"type": "Vulnerability",
"date": "03/2023",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'Thousands',
'name': 'FictionalCorp',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Unpatched Vulnerability',
'data_breach': {'data_encryption': 'Encrypted Passwords',
'number_of_records_exposed': 'Thousands',
'personally_identifiable_information': ['Names', 'Emails'],
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
'Emails',
'Encrypted Passwords']},
'date_detected': 'March 2023',
'description': 'In March 2023, FictionalCorp experienced a significant '
'cybersecurity incident, leading to the leak of personal '
'customer data. An unauthorized party gained access through an '
"unpatched vulnerability, compromising customers' names, "
'emails, and encrypted passwords. The breach impacted '
'thousands of individuals, leading to heightened concerns over '
'identity theft and financial fraud. FictionalCorp has since '
"employed a cybersecurity firm to mitigate the breach's "
'effects and fortify their defenses against similar future '
'attacks.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names', 'Emails', 'Encrypted Passwords'],
'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
'response': {'third_party_assistance': 'Cybersecurity Firm'},
'threat_actor': 'Unauthorized Party',
'title': 'FictionalCorp Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach',
'vulnerability_exploited': 'Unpatched Vulnerability'}