In March 2023, SecureTech Inc. faced a sophisticated cyber attack compromising customer data, including personal and financial information. The breach was initially detected by internal monitoring systems, and subsequent investigations revealed that an unknown threat actor exploited a vulnerability in the company’s web application to gain unauthorized access. The incident led to the theft of sensitive data, which included customer names, addresses, credit card details, and social security numbers. SecureTech Inc. took immediate steps to secure their systems, notify affected individuals, and offer credit monitoring services. The company is working with law enforcement and cybersecurity experts to investigate the breach and enhance their security measures to prevent future incidents.
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TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/securetech-inc
"id": "sec423051124",
"linkid": "securetech-inc",
"type": "Vulnerability",
"date": "03/2023",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'name': 'SecureTech Inc.', 'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': ['Web Application'],
'customer_advisories': ['Notified Affected Individuals'],
'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': ['Yes'],
'personally_identifiable_information': ['Customer Names',
'Addresses',
'Social Security '
'Numbers'],
'sensitivity_of_data': ['High'],
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personal Information',
'Financial Information']},
'date_detected': 'March 2023',
'description': 'In March 2023, SecureTech Inc. faced a sophisticated cyber '
'attack compromising customer data, including personal and '
'financial information. The breach was initially detected by '
'internal monitoring systems, and subsequent investigations '
'revealed that an unknown threat actor exploited a '
'vulnerability in the company’s web application to gain '
'unauthorized access. The incident led to the theft of '
'sensitive data, which included customer names, addresses, '
'credit card details, and social security numbers. SecureTech '
'Inc. took immediate steps to secure their systems, notify '
'affected individuals, and offer credit monitoring services. '
'The company is working with law enforcement and cybersecurity '
'experts to investigate the breach and enhance their security '
'measures to prevent future incidents.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Customer Names',
'Addresses',
'Credit Card Details',
'Social Security Numbers'],
'systems_affected': ['Web Application']},
'investigation_status': 'Ongoing',
'motivation': ['Data Theft'],
'response': {'communication_strategy': ['Notified Affected Individuals'],
'containment_measures': ['Secured Systems'],
'law_enforcement_notified': ['Yes'],
'recovery_measures': ['Credit Monitoring Services'],
'remediation_measures': ['Enhanced Security Measures'],
'third_party_assistance': ['Cybersecurity Experts']},
'threat_actor': ['Unknown'],
'title': 'SecureTech Inc. Data Breach',
'type': ['Data Breach'],
'vulnerability_exploited': ['Unknown']}