TechSol Innovations experienced a severe data breach in April 2023, compromising the personal and financial information of over 10,000 customers. The breach was a result of a sophisticated ransomware attack exploiting a previously unknown vulnerability in their security system. The immediate financial loss was estimated at $5 million, but the long-term impact on the company's reputation and customer trust is expected to be much higher. This event has prompted a thorough investigation and a company-wide review of cybersecurity policies.
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TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/techsol-innovations
"id": "tec511050724",
"linkid": "techsol-innovations",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "04/2023",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization’s existence"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': '10,000',
'name': 'TechSol Innovations',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Ransomware',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': '10,000',
'type_of_data_compromised': 'Personal and financial '
'information'},
'date_detected': 'April 2023',
'description': 'TechSol Innovations experienced a severe data breach in April '
'2023, compromising the personal and financial information of '
'over 10,000 customers. The breach was a result of a '
'sophisticated ransomware attack exploiting a previously '
'unknown vulnerability in their security system. The immediate '
'financial loss was estimated at $5 million, but the long-term '
"impact on the company's reputation and customer trust is "
'expected to be much higher. This event has prompted a '
'thorough investigation and a company-wide review of '
'cybersecurity policies.',
'impact': {'brand_reputation_impact': 'High',
'data_compromised': 'Personal and financial information',
'financial_loss': '$5 million'},
'investigation_status': 'In Progress',
'title': 'TechSol Innovations Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach',
'vulnerability_exploited': 'Previously unknown vulnerability'}