IKEA

IKEA fell prey to a cyber attack in internal phishing attacks using stolen reply-chain emails.

IKEA organizations, suppliers, and business partners were compromised by the attack and it was still spreading to other systems as well.

IT team warned the employees to not open any mail containing suspicious links and report it to them immediately if received

Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ikea-email-systems-hit-by-ongoing-cyberattack/

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/ikea

"id": "ike183226322",
"linkid": "ikea",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "11/2021",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Home Furnishings',
                        'name': 'IKEA',
                        'type': 'Retail'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Phishing emails',
 'description': 'IKEA fell prey to a cyber attack in internal phishing attacks '
                'using stolen reply-chain emails. IKEA organizations, '
                'suppliers, and business partners were compromised by the '
                'attack and it was still spreading to other systems as well. '
                'IT team warned the employees to not open any mail containing '
                'suspicious links and report it to them immediately if '
                'received.',
 'impact': {'systems_affected': ['IKEA organizations',
                                 'suppliers',
                                 'business partners']},
 'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Phishing emails'},
 'response': {'containment_measures': ['Warning employees to not open '
                                       'suspicious emails']},
 'title': 'IKEA Phishing Attack',
 'type': 'Phishing',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Email reply-chain exploitation'}