Generic Corp

Generic Corp experienced a significant cybersecurity incident in which hackers gained unauthorized access to the company's internal network through a sophisticated malware attack. The breach resulted in the theft of sensitive customer data, including names, addresses, and payment information. As a direct consequence, there has been a substantial financial and reputational impact on the company. Investigations revealed that the attack exploited a known vulnerability that had not yet been patched, highlighting a critical oversight in the company's cybersecurity defenses. The incident has prompted Generic Corp to review and enhance its cybersecurity practices to prevent future breaches.

Source: https://www.crowdstrike.com/cybersecurity-101/cyberattacks/most-common-types-of-cyberattacks/

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/generic-corp

"id": "gen607050724",
"linkid": "generic-corp",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "04/2023",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'name': 'Generic Corp', 'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Malware',
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
                                              'Addresses',
                                              'Payment Information']},
 'description': 'Generic Corp experienced a significant cybersecurity incident '
                "in which hackers gained unauthorized access to the company's "
                'internal network through a sophisticated malware attack. The '
                'breach resulted in the theft of sensitive customer data, '
                'including names, addresses, and payment information. As a '
                'direct consequence, there has been a substantial financial '
                'and reputational impact on the company. Investigations '
                'revealed that the attack exploited a known vulnerability that '
                'had not yet been patched, highlighting a critical oversight '
                "in the company's cybersecurity defenses. The incident has "
                'prompted Generic Corp to review and enhance its cybersecurity '
                'practices to prevent future breaches.',
 'impact': {'brand_reputation_impact': 'Substantial',
            'data_compromised': ['Names', 'Addresses', 'Payment Information'],
            'financial_loss': 'Substantial'},
 'lessons_learned': 'Review and enhance cybersecurity practices to prevent '
                    'future breaches',
 'motivation': 'Data Theft',
 'post_incident_analysis': {'root_causes': 'Known vulnerability that had not '
                                           'yet been patched'},
 'title': 'Generic Corp Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Known vulnerability that had not yet been patched'}