Absolute Results Productions, Ltd., an automobile marketing company fell victim to a was the victim of a malware attack that resulted in a sensitive data breach.
An unauthorized party gained access to its computer systems and implanted some malware and copy-pasted certain files.
The files contained the consumer information including name, date of birth, address, driver’s license number, passport number, bank account number, Social Security number, and other information.
Absolute Results investigated the incident, reviewed the files, and notified the affected persons.
Source: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/data-breach-alert-absolute-results-5254897/
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/helloabsoluteresults
"id": "abs12141522",
"linkid": "helloabsoluteresults",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "6/2017",
"severity": "80",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Automobile Marketing',
'name': 'Absolute Results Productions, Ltd.',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
'customer_advisories': 'Notified affected persons',
'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': 'Yes',
'personally_identifiable_information': ['name',
'date of birth',
'address',
'driver’s license '
'number',
'passport number',
'bank account number',
'Social Security '
'number'],
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personally Identifiable '
'Information',
'Financial Information']},
'description': 'Absolute Results Productions, Ltd., an automobile marketing '
'company, fell victim to a malware attack that resulted in a '
'sensitive data breach. An unauthorized party gained access to '
'its computer systems and implanted some malware and '
'copy-pasted certain files. The files contained consumer '
'information including name, date of birth, address, driver’s '
'license number, passport number, bank account number, Social '
'Security number, and other information. Absolute Results '
'investigated the incident, reviewed the files, and notified '
'the affected persons.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['name',
'date of birth',
'address',
'driver’s license number',
'passport number',
'bank account number',
'Social Security number']},
'investigation_status': 'Investigated',
'motivation': 'Data Theft',
'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Notified affected persons'},
'threat_actor': 'Unauthorized Party',
'title': 'Malware Attack and Data Breach at Absolute Results Productions, '
'Ltd.',
'type': 'Malware Attack'}