TechCorp Inc.

In March 2023, TechCorp Inc., a leading software development company, suffered a severe data breach. Malevolent actors managed to infiltrate the company's secure databases through an unpatched vulnerability in their network infrastructure. The hackers accessed sensitive customer data, including personal identification numbers, email addresses, and credit card information for over 10,000 customers. The breach was uncovered when customers reported unusual activity on their accounts, which prompted an internal investigation by TechCorp Inc. The incident has raised significant concerns over the company's cybersecurity protocols and the safety of consumer data, resulting in financial loss from remediation efforts and potential reputation damage.

Source: https://www.crowdstrike.com/cybersecurity-101/cyberattacks/most-common-types-of-cyberattacks/

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/techcorp-inc

"id": "tec307050624",
"linkid": "techcorp-inc",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "03/2023",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'Over 10,000',
                        'industry': 'Software Development',
                        'name': 'TechCorp Inc.',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unpatched Vulnerability',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 'Over 10,000',
                 'personally_identifiable_information': ['Personal '
                                                         'Identification '
                                                         'Numbers',
                                                         'Email Addresses'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personal Identification Numbers',
                                              'Email Addresses',
                                              'Credit Card Information']},
 'date_detected': 'March 2023',
 'description': 'In March 2023, TechCorp Inc., a leading software development '
                'company, suffered a severe data breach. Malevolent actors '
                "managed to infiltrate the company's secure databases through "
                'an unpatched vulnerability in their network infrastructure. '
                'The hackers accessed sensitive customer data, including '
                'personal identification numbers, email addresses, and credit '
                'card information for over 10,000 customers. The breach was '
                'uncovered when customers reported unusual activity on their '
                'accounts, which prompted an internal investigation by '
                'TechCorp Inc. The incident has raised significant concerns '
                "over the company's cybersecurity protocols and the safety of "
                'consumer data, resulting in financial loss from remediation '
                'efforts and potential reputation damage.',
 'impact': {'brand_reputation_impact': 'Potential Reputation Damage',
            'data_compromised': ['Personal Identification Numbers',
                                 'Email Addresses',
                                 'Credit Card Information'],
            'financial_loss': 'Significant',
            'systems_affected': 'Secure Databases'},
 'response': {'remediation_measures': 'Internal Investigation'},
 'threat_actor': 'Malevolent Actors',
 'title': 'TechCorp Inc. Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Network Infrastructure'}