In March 2023, FinTech Secure Inc. suffered a significant data breach when cybercriminals infiltrated their network through a vulnerability in their public-facing web application. Despite best efforts, attackers exfiltrated sensitive customer information, including names, social security numbers, and financial transaction records. The incident was exacerbated by the attackers maintaining persistent access for several weeks before detection. The breach not only led to a direct loss of customer trust and financial compensation costs but also caused a temporary halt of the company's online services, leading to an additional loss in revenue and increased regulatory scrutiny.
Source: https://purplesec.us/resources/cyber-security-statistics/
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/fintech-secure-inc
"id": "fin343051324",
"linkid": "fintech-secure-inc",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "03/2023",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'All',
'industry': 'Finance',
'name': 'FinTech Secure Inc.',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Vulnerability in public-facing web application',
'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': 'Yes',
'personally_identifiable_information': 'Yes',
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
'Social security numbers',
'Financial transaction records']},
'date_detected': 'March 2023',
'description': 'In March 2023, FinTech Secure Inc. suffered a significant '
'data breach when cybercriminals infiltrated their network '
'through a vulnerability in their public-facing web '
'application. Despite best efforts, attackers exfiltrated '
'sensitive customer information, including names, social '
'security numbers, and financial transaction records. The '
'incident was exacerbated by the attackers maintaining '
'persistent access for several weeks before detection. The '
'breach not only led to a direct loss of customer trust and '
'financial compensation costs but also caused a temporary halt '
"of the company's online services, leading to an additional "
'loss in revenue and increased regulatory scrutiny.',
'impact': {'brand_reputation_impact': 'Loss of customer trust',
'data_compromised': 'Sensitive customer information',
'downtime': 'Temporary halt of online services',
'financial_loss': 'Significant',
'identity_theft_risk': 'High',
'operational_impact': 'Additional loss in revenue',
'revenue_loss': 'Significant',
'systems_affected': 'Public-facing web application, network'},
'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Public-facing web application'},
'motivation': 'Data exfiltration',
'threat_actor': 'Cybercriminals',
'title': 'FinTech Secure Inc. Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach',
'vulnerability_exploited': 'Web application vulnerability'}