Forward Air Corporation

Freight shipping company Forward Air Corp. disclosed a data breach incident after being targeted in a ransomware attack.

The attackers affected its IT systems and stole certain data, including the personal information of its employees.

The compromised information includes employees’ names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, passport numbers, and bank account numbers.

Source: https://siliconangle.com/2021/09/29/shipping-company-forward-air-discloses-data-theft-following-ransomware-attack/

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

"id": "for2322322",
"linkid": "forward-air",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "09/2021",
"severity": "80",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Freight Shipping',
                        'name': 'Forward Air Corp.',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Ransomware',
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': ['names',
                                                         'addresses',
                                                         'dates of birth',
                                                         'Social Security '
                                                         'numbers',
                                                         'driver’s license '
                                                         'numbers',
                                                         'passport numbers',
                                                         'bank account '
                                                         'numbers'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['personal information']},
 'description': 'Freight shipping company Forward Air Corp. disclosed a data '
                'breach incident after being targeted in a ransomware attack. '
                'The attackers affected its IT systems and stole certain data, '
                'including the personal information of its employees. The '
                'compromised information includes employees’ names, addresses, '
                'dates of birth, Social Security numbers, driver’s license '
                'numbers, passport numbers, and bank account numbers.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ["employees' names",
                                 'addresses',
                                 'dates of birth',
                                 'Social Security numbers',
                                 'driver’s license numbers',
                                 'passport numbers',
                                 'bank account numbers'],
            'systems_affected': ['IT systems']},
 'ransomware': {'data_exfiltration': True},
 'title': 'Forward Air Corp. Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}