French Connection

United Kingdom-based clothing company French Connection fell prey to the REvil ransomware gang in June 2021.

The ransomware entered its back-end servers and disrupted company's internal systems and operations.

The attack exposed a lot of internal company data to the attackers.

The FCUK immediately took preventive measures and restored its systems from backup.

Source: https://www.techtimes.com/articles/262039/20210626/revil-ransomware-gang-strikes-again-attacking-fcuk-fashion-label.htm

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/french-connection

"id": "fre21312322",
"linkid": "french-connection",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "06/2021",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"

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                        'location': 'United Kingdom',
                        'name': 'French Connection',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Back-end servers',
 'data_breach': {'type_of_data_compromised': 'Internal company data'},
 'date_detected': 'June 2021',
 'description': 'United Kingdom-based clothing company French Connection fell '
                'prey to the REvil ransomware gang in June 2021. The '
                'ransomware entered its back-end servers and disrupted the '
                "company's internal systems and operations. The attack exposed "
                'a lot of internal company data to the attackers. The FCUK '
                'immediately took preventive measures and restored its systems '
                'from backup.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Internal company data',
            'operational_impact': 'Disruption of internal systems and '
                                  'operations',
            'systems_affected': 'Internal systems and operations'},
 'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Back-end servers'},
 'motivation': 'Financial gain',
 'ransomware': {'ransomware_strain': 'REvil'},
 'response': {'remediation_measures': 'Restored systems from backup'},
 'threat_actor': 'REvil ransomware gang',
 'title': 'French Connection Ransomware Attack',
 'type': 'Ransomware'}