The French company named South East Technology Transfer Acceleration Company (SATT Sud-Est) was recently targeted in a ransomware attack by a data extortion group named Industrial Spy.
The company covers the regions of the South and Corsica and handles particularly sensitive data when it comes to cutting-edge innovations. Indeed, established by one or more universities and research organizations.
The group stole 200 gigabytes of information, which it intends to sell for $500,000.
Source: https://geeky.news/criminals-claim-cyberattack-on-satt-du-sud-est-she-denies/
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/satt-sud-est
"id": "sat21307722",
"linkid": "satt-sud-est",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "6/2017",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "6",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the economy of a geographical region"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Technology Transfer',
'location': 'South and Corsica',
'name': 'South East Technology Transfer Acceleration '
'Company (SATT Sud-Est)',
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'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': 'Yes',
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': 'Sensitive Innovation Data'},
'description': 'The French company named South East Technology Transfer '
'Acceleration Company (SATT Sud-Est) was recently targeted in '
'a ransomware attack by a data extortion group named '
'Industrial Spy. The company covers the regions of the South '
'and Corsica and handles particularly sensitive data when it '
'comes to cutting-edge innovations. Indeed, established by one '
'or more universities and research organizations. The group '
'stole 200 gigabytes of information, which it intends to sell '
'for $500,000.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': '200 gigabytes'},
'initial_access_broker': {'data_sold_on_dark_web': 'Yes'},
'motivation': 'Financial Gain',
'ransomware': {'data_exfiltration': 'Yes', 'ransom_demanded': '$500,000'},
'threat_actor': 'Industrial Spy',
'title': 'Ransomware Attack on SATT Sud-Est',
'type': 'Ransomware'}