TechStream Solutions, a prominent software development firm, experienced a significant cyberattack in May 2023, which resulted in the theft of sensitive customer data. The breach was identified to be a result of an advanced persistent threat where attackers exploited a known vulnerability in the company's web application firewall. Before detection, the attackers had exfiltrated a substantial amount of personal data, including names, email addresses, and credit card information of approximately 200,000 customers. This incident led to severe reputational damage, with many customers expressing distrust and dissatisfaction. TechStream Solutions has since taken steps to secure their systems, including patching the identified vulnerability and increasing their cybersecurity measures. However, the impact of this breach continues to loom over their customer relations and brand image.
Source: https://www.crowdstrike.com/cybersecurity-101/cyberattacks/most-common-types-of-cyberattacks/
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/techstream-solutions
"id": "tec000050924",
"linkid": "techstream-solutions",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "05/2023",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': '200,000',
'industry': 'Software Development',
'name': 'TechStream Solutions',
'type': 'Software Development Firm'}],
'attack_vector': 'Exploitation of a known vulnerability in the web '
'application firewall',
'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': 'Yes',
'number_of_records_exposed': '200,000',
'personally_identifiable_information': 'Yes',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
'Email addresses',
'Credit card information']},
'date_detected': 'May 2023',
'description': 'TechStream Solutions, a prominent software development firm, '
'experienced a significant cyberattack in May 2023, which '
'resulted in the theft of sensitive customer data. The breach '
'was identified to be a result of an advanced persistent '
'threat where attackers exploited a known vulnerability in the '
"company's web application firewall. Before detection, the "
'attackers had exfiltrated a substantial amount of personal '
'data, including names, email addresses, and credit card '
'information of approximately 200,000 customers. This incident '
'led to severe reputational damage, with many customers '
'expressing distrust and dissatisfaction. TechStream Solutions '
'has since taken steps to secure their systems, including '
'patching the identified vulnerability and increasing their '
'cybersecurity measures. However, the impact of this breach '
'continues to loom over their customer relations and brand '
'image.',
'impact': {'brand_reputation_impact': 'Severe reputational damage',
'customer_complaints': 'Many customers expressing distrust and '
'dissatisfaction',
'data_compromised': ['Names',
'Email addresses',
'Credit card information']},
'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Web application firewall'},
'post_incident_analysis': {'corrective_actions': ['Patching the identified '
'vulnerability',
'Increasing cybersecurity '
'measures'],
'root_causes': 'Known vulnerability in the web '
'application firewall'},
'threat_actor': 'Advanced Persistent Threat',
'title': 'Data Theft at TechStream Solutions',
'type': 'Data Breach',
'vulnerability_exploited': 'Known vulnerability in the web application '
'firewall'}