Forward Air Corporation

Forward Air Corporation

Forward Air Corp was targeted by the Hades ransomware group.

The attack caused a delay in company's business that resulted in the loss of revenue and severely impacted the company’s financial results.

The company’s internal security teams along with cyber defense firms investigated the attack and secured the network from any future attacks.

Source: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/news-alert-forward-air-reveals-ransomware-attack-warns-of-revenue-hit

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/forward-air

"id": "for14319222",
"linkid": "forward-air",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "12/2020",
"severity": "80",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Transportation and Logistics',
                        'name': 'Forward Air Corp',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'description': 'Forward Air Corp was targeted by the Hades ransomware group. '
                "The attack caused a delay in the company's business that "
                'resulted in the loss of revenue and severely impacted the '
                'company’s financial results. The company’s internal security '
                'teams along with cyber defense firms investigated the attack '
                'and secured the network from any future attacks.',
 'impact': {'downtime': "Delay in company's business",
            'financial_loss': 'Loss of revenue',
            'operational_impact': 'Severely impacted the company’s financial '
                                  'results',
            'revenue_loss': 'Loss of revenue'},
 'investigation_status': 'Investigated by internal security teams and cyber '
                         'defense firms',
 'motivation': 'Financial',
 'post_incident_analysis': {'corrective_actions': 'Secured the network from '
                                                  'any future attacks'},
 'ransomware': {'ransomware_strain': 'Hades'},
 'response': {'third_party_assistance': 'Cyber defense firms'},
 'threat_actor': 'Hades ransomware group',
 'title': 'Forward Air Corp Ransomware Attack',
 'type': 'Ransomware'}
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