TechFlow Inc.

In June 2023, TechFlow Inc., a leading software development company, suffered a devastating ransomware attack. The cybercriminals behind this attack exploited a known vulnerability that had not been patched in the company's public-facing server. As a result, they managed to encrypt critical project data and demanded a significant ransom for the decryption keys. Despite attempts to recover the data from backups, a portion of the data was permanently lost, causing delays in project timelines and a loss of trust among some of TechFlow Inc.'s key clients. This incident not only impacted the company financially but also tainted its reputation in the highly competitive tech market.

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

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

"id": "tec608050724",
"linkid": "techflow-inc",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "06/2023",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization’s existence"

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                        'name': 'TechFlow Inc.',
                        'type': 'Software Development Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Exploiting a known vulnerability in a public-facing server',
 'data_breach': {'data_encryption': ['Critical project data'],
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Project data']},
 'date_detected': 'June 2023',
 'description': 'In June 2023, TechFlow Inc., a leading software development '
                'company, suffered a devastating ransomware attack. The '
                'cybercriminals behind this attack exploited a known '
                "vulnerability that had not been patched in the company's "
                'public-facing server. As a result, they managed to encrypt '
                'critical project data and demanded a significant ransom for '
                'the decryption keys. Despite attempts to recover the data '
                'from backups, a portion of the data was permanently lost, '
                'causing delays in project timelines and a loss of trust among '
                "some of TechFlow Inc.'s key clients. This incident not only "
                'impacted the company financially but also tainted its '
                'reputation in the highly competitive tech market.',
 'impact': {'brand_reputation_impact': ['Loss of trust among key clients',
                                        'Tainted reputation in the tech '
                                        'market'],
            'data_compromised': ['Critical project data'],
            'operational_impact': ['Delays in project timelines'],
            'systems_affected': ['Public-facing server']},
 'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Public-facing server'},
 'motivation': 'Financial gain',
 'post_incident_analysis': {'root_causes': ['Known vulnerability not patched']},
 'ransomware': {'data_encryption': ['Critical project data'],
                'ransom_demanded': ['Significant ransom']},
 'response': {'recovery_measures': ['Attempts to recover data from backups']},
 'title': 'TechFlow Inc. Ransomware Attack',
 'type': 'Ransomware',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Known vulnerability in a public-facing server'}