Frontier Software

The Australian firm Frontier Software fell victim to a ransomware attack in December 2021 that put its government employees at a high risk of having their data stolen.

The attack compromised sensitive information like bank account details, payroll period, tax file number, employment start date, and other details related to employees' payroll.

The firm investigated the incident and alerted the affected employees to be careful about any suspicious activity.

Source: https://www.techtimes.com/articles/269210/20211210/frontier-software-ransomware-attack-puts-80-000-government-employees-high.htm

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/frontier-software

"id": "fro205328322",
"linkid": "frontier-software",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "12/2021",
"severity": "80",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Software',
                        'location': 'Australia',
                        'name': 'Frontier Software',
                        'type': 'Firm'}],
 'data_breach': {'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Bank account details',
                                              'Payroll period',
                                              'Tax file number',
                                              'Employment start date',
                                              'Other payroll-related details']},
 'date_detected': 'December 2021',
 'description': 'Frontier Software experienced a ransomware attack in December '
                '2021 that compromised sensitive payroll information of its '
                'government employees.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Bank account details',
                                 'Payroll period',
                                 'Tax file number',
                                 'Employment start date',
                                 'Other payroll-related details'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High',
            'payment_information_risk': 'High'},
 'investigation_status': 'Investigated',
 'motivation': 'Data Theft',
 'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Alerted affected employees to be '
                                        'careful about any suspicious '
                                        'activity.'},
 'title': 'Ransomware Attack on Frontier Software',
 'type': 'Ransomware'}