TechSecure Inc., a renowned financial services provider, fell victim to a sophisticated phishing attack resulting in a massive data leak of personal information belonging to over 10,000 customers. The attackers were able to gain unauthorized access by tricking an employee into revealing login credentials through a seemingly legitimate email link. This breach exposed sensitive data, including names, addresses, social security numbers, and bank account details. The impact of the attack was profound, eroding customer trust and inviting scrutiny from regulators and cybersecurity communities. TechSecure Inc. has since heightened its cybersecurity measures, including implementing stricter email filtering, increasing employee training on cybersecurity awareness, and enhancing system monitoring protocols.
Source: https://www.crowdstrike.com/cybersecurity-101/cyberattacks/most-common-types-of-cyberattacks/
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/techsecure-inc
"id": "tec410050724",
"linkid": "techsecure-inc",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "04/2023",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': '10,000',
'industry': 'Financial Services',
'name': 'TechSecure Inc.',
'type': 'Financial Services Provider'}],
'attack_vector': 'Phishing',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': '10,000',
'personally_identifiable_information': ['Names',
'Addresses',
'Social Security '
'Numbers'],
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
'Addresses',
'Social Security Numbers',
'Bank Account Details']},
'description': 'TechSecure Inc., a renowned financial services provider, fell '
'victim to a sophisticated phishing attack resulting in a '
'massive data leak of personal information belonging to over '
'10,000 customers. The attackers were able to gain '
'unauthorized access by tricking an employee into revealing '
'login credentials through a seemingly legitimate email link. '
'This breach exposed sensitive data, including names, '
'addresses, social security numbers, and bank account details. '
'The impact of the attack was profound, eroding customer trust '
'and inviting scrutiny from regulators and cybersecurity '
'communities. TechSecure Inc. has since heightened its '
'cybersecurity measures, including implementing stricter email '
'filtering, increasing employee training on cybersecurity '
'awareness, and enhancing system monitoring protocols.',
'impact': {'brand_reputation_impact': 'Eroded customer trust',
'data_compromised': ['Names',
'Addresses',
'Social Security Numbers',
'Bank Account Details']},
'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Phishing Email'},
'lessons_learned': 'Heightened cybersecurity measures, including stricter '
'email filtering, increased employee training on '
'cybersecurity awareness, and enhanced system monitoring '
'protocols.',
'motivation': 'Data Theft',
'post_incident_analysis': {'corrective_actions': ['Stricter email filtering',
'Increased employee '
'training on cybersecurity '
'awareness',
'Enhanced system monitoring '
'protocols'],
'root_causes': 'Human error due to phishing email'},
'response': {'remediation_measures': ['Stricter email filtering',
'Increased employee training on '
'cybersecurity awareness',
'Enhanced system monitoring protocols']},
'title': 'Phishing Attack on TechSecure Inc.',
'type': 'Phishing Attack',
'vulnerability_exploited': 'Human'}