In April 2023, TechSolutions Inc. experienced a significant data breach involving unauthorized access to its customer database. The breach led to the exposure of sensitive personal information for approximately 200,000 customers, including names, email addresses, and encrypted passwords. The attacker exploited a vulnerability in the company's application software, which had remained unpatched despite known risks. The incident not only compromised customer trust but also subjected the company to regulatory scrutiny and potential fines for failing to protect user data adequately. TechSolutions Inc. has since taken measures to strengthen its cybersecurity infrastructure and is working closely with affected customers to mitigate potential harms.
Source: https://www.crowdstrike.com/cybersecurity-101/cyberattacks/most-common-types-of-cyberattacks/
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/techsolutions-inc
"id": "tec308050624",
"linkid": "techsolutions-inc",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "04/2023",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 200000,
'industry': 'Technology',
'name': 'TechSolutions Inc.',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Unpatched Vulnerability',
'data_breach': {'data_encryption': 'Encrypted passwords',
'number_of_records_exposed': 200000,
'personally_identifiable_information': 'Names, email '
'addresses',
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': 'Personal information'},
'date_detected': 'April 2023',
'description': 'In April 2023, TechSolutions Inc. experienced a significant '
'data breach involving unauthorized access to its customer '
'database. The breach led to the exposure of sensitive '
'personal information for approximately 200,000 customers, '
'including names, email addresses, and encrypted passwords. '
"The attacker exploited a vulnerability in the company's "
'application software, which had remained unpatched despite '
'known risks. The incident not only compromised customer trust '
'but also subjected the company to regulatory scrutiny and '
'potential fines for failing to protect user data adequately. '
'TechSolutions Inc. has since taken measures to strengthen its '
'cybersecurity infrastructure and is working closely with '
'affected customers to mitigate potential harms.',
'impact': {'brand_reputation_impact': 'Compromised customer trust',
'data_compromised': 'Personal information (names, email addresses, '
'encrypted passwords)',
'legal_liabilities': 'Regulatory scrutiny and potential fines',
'operational_impact': 'Potential regulatory fines, customer trust '
'compromised',
'systems_affected': 'Customer database'},
'post_incident_analysis': {'corrective_actions': 'Strengthening cybersecurity '
'infrastructure',
'root_causes': 'Unpatched vulnerability in '
'application software'},
'regulatory_compliance': {'regulatory_notifications': 'Regulatory scrutiny '
'and potential fines'},
'response': {'recovery_measures': 'Working closely with affected customers to '
'mitigate potential harms',
'remediation_measures': 'Strengthening cybersecurity '
'infrastructure'},
'title': 'Data Breach at TechSolutions Inc.',
'type': 'Data Breach',
'vulnerability_exploited': 'Vulnerability in application software'}