Tech Solutions Inc., a leading software development company, experienced a significant data breach in March 2023, resulting in the theft of sensitive customer and employee data. The breach was orchestrated through a sophisticated phishing campaign that tricked employees into revealing their login credentials. Once inside the network, hackers leveraged a known vulnerability that had not been patched, gaining unrestricted access to the company's data storage systems. This breach led to the leak of personal information, including names, addresses, social security numbers, and financial details of over 100,000 customers and employees. The incident caused considerable financial loss, damaged the company's reputation, and led to a loss of trust among customers and stakeholders. Tech Solutions Inc. has since taken measures to strengthen their cybersecurity posture, including implementing multi-factor authentication, regular employee training on cyber threats, and a comprehensive review and upgrade of their cybersecurity infrastructure.
Source: https://www.crowdstrike.com/cybersecurity-101/cyberattacks/most-common-types-of-cyberattacks/
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/tech-solutions-inc
"id": "tec703050624",
"linkid": "tech-solutions-inc",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "03/2023",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': '100,000',
'industry': 'Technology',
'name': 'Tech Solutions Inc.',
'type': 'Software Development Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Phishing Campaign',
'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': 'Yes',
'number_of_records_exposed': '100,000',
'personally_identifiable_information': ['Names',
'Addresses',
'Social Security '
'Numbers'],
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personal Information',
'Financial Details']},
'date_detected': 'March 2023',
'description': 'Tech Solutions Inc., a leading software development company, '
'experienced a significant data breach in March 2023, '
'resulting in the theft of sensitive customer and employee '
'data. The breach was orchestrated through a sophisticated '
'phishing campaign that tricked employees into revealing their '
'login credentials. Once inside the network, hackers leveraged '
'a known vulnerability that had not been patched, gaining '
"unrestricted access to the company's data storage systems. "
'This breach led to the leak of personal information, '
'including names, addresses, social security numbers, and '
'financial details of over 100,000 customers and employees. '
'The incident caused considerable financial loss, damaged the '
"company's reputation, and led to a loss of trust among "
'customers and stakeholders. Tech Solutions Inc. has since '
'taken measures to strengthen their cybersecurity posture, '
'including implementing multi-factor authentication, regular '
'employee training on cyber threats, and a comprehensive '
'review and upgrade of their cybersecurity infrastructure.',
'impact': {'brand_reputation_impact': 'Damaged',
'data_compromised': ['Names',
'Addresses',
'Social Security Numbers',
'Financial Details'],
'financial_loss': 'Considerable',
'operational_impact': 'Loss of trust among customers and '
'stakeholders',
'systems_affected': 'Data Storage Systems'},
'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Phishing Campaign'},
'post_incident_analysis': {'corrective_actions': ['Implementing Multi-Factor '
'Authentication',
'Regular Employee Training '
'on Cyber Threats',
'Comprehensive Review and '
'Upgrade of Cybersecurity '
'Infrastructure'],
'root_causes': ['Lack of patching known '
'vulnerabilities',
'Susceptibility to phishing '
'attacks']},
'response': {'remediation_measures': ['Implementing Multi-Factor '
'Authentication',
'Regular Employee Training on Cyber '
'Threats',
'Comprehensive Review and Upgrade of '
'Cybersecurity Infrastructure']},
'title': 'Tech Solutions Inc. Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach',
'vulnerability_exploited': 'Known vulnerability that had not been patched'}