Tech Innovate

Tech Innovate, a leading software development firm, faced a significant breach in March 2024. A group known as CyberClash penetrated the company's security defenses, exploiting a vulnerability in their email system. This breach resulted in the exposure of sensitive data including personal information of over 10,000 customers and proprietary source code. This incident has caused a severe blow to Tech Innovate's reputation, with potential financial implications running into millions due to potential lawsuits and lost business. The company's share prices dipped by 15% following the attack, highlighting the severe impact of the breach.

Source: https://konbriefing.com/en-topics/cyber-attacks.html

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/tech-innovate

"id": "tec007050924",
"linkid": "tech-innovate",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "03/2024",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization’s existence"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 10000,
                        'industry': 'Software Development',
                        'name': 'Tech Innovate',
                        'type': 'Software Development Firm'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Email System Vulnerability',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 10000,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': 'Yes',
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personal Information',
                                              'Proprietary Source Code']},
 'date_detected': '2024-03-01',
 'description': 'A significant breach at Tech Innovate in March 2024, '
                'resulting in the exposure of sensitive data including '
                'personal information of over 10,000 customers and proprietary '
                'source code.',
 'impact': {'brand_reputation_impact': 'Severe blow to reputation, share '
                                       'prices dipped by 15%',
            'data_compromised': ['Personal Information',
                                 'Proprietary Source Code'],
            'financial_loss': 'Millions due to potential lawsuits and lost '
                              'business',
            'legal_liabilities': 'Potential lawsuits'},
 'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Email System Vulnerability'},
 'post_incident_analysis': {'root_causes': 'Vulnerability in email system'},
 'regulatory_compliance': {'legal_actions': 'Potential lawsuits'},
 'threat_actor': 'CyberClash',
 'title': 'Tech Innovate Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Email System Vulnerability'}