In May 2023, TechGlobal Inc., a leading software solutions company, experienced a severe data breach. Hackers exploited a vulnerability in the company's network, resulting in the theft of sensitive customer data, including names, addresses, and payment information. This incident not only resulted in significant financial losses for the company but also severely damaged its reputation. Efforts to mitigate the consequences included enhancing cybersecurity measures and working closely with affected customers to monitor and prevent identity theft.
Source: https://www.dhs.gov/topics/cybersecurity
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/techglobal-inc
"id": "tec410050824",
"linkid": "techglobal-inc",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "05/2023",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Technology',
'name': 'TechGlobal Inc.',
'type': 'Software Solutions Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Network Vulnerability',
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': 'Yes',
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
'Addresses',
'Payment Information']},
'date_detected': 'May 2023',
'description': 'In May 2023, TechGlobal Inc., a leading software solutions '
'company, experienced a severe data breach. Hackers exploited '
"a vulnerability in the company's network, resulting in the "
'theft of sensitive customer data, including names, addresses, '
'and payment information. This incident not only resulted in '
'significant financial losses for the company but also '
'severely damaged its reputation. Efforts to mitigate the '
'consequences included enhancing cybersecurity measures and '
'working closely with affected customers to monitor and '
'prevent identity theft.',
'impact': {'brand_reputation_impact': 'Severely Damaged',
'data_compromised': ['Names', 'Addresses', 'Payment Information'],
'financial_loss': 'Significant',
'identity_theft_risk': 'High',
'payment_information_risk': 'High'},
'response': {'communication_strategy': ['Working closely with affected '
'customers to monitor and prevent '
'identity theft'],
'remediation_measures': ['Enhancing Cybersecurity Measures']},
'title': 'TechGlobal Inc. Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}