TechFirm Solutions

In October 2023, TechFirm Solutions experienced a significant cybersecurity breach that resulted in the leak of sensitive customer data, including personal and financial details. The breach was attributed to a sophisticated 'Data Leak' attack that exploited a previously unidentified vulnerability in the company's networks. Despite immediate efforts to contain the breach and secure compromised systems, the leaked data quickly found its way to dark web forums, resulting in widespread concern among customers and stakeholders. The incident has severely impacted the trust in TechFirm Solutions, with potential long-term consequences on its reputation and financial stability. The company is currently cooperating with cybersecurity experts and law enforcement to investigate the breach, mitigate its effects, and bolster its cybersecurity defenses to prevent future incidents.

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

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/techfirm-solutions

"id": "tec710050824",
"linkid": "techfirm-solutions",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "10/2023",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'name': 'TechFirm Solutions', 'type': 'Company'}],
 'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': True,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'Sensitive',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['personal details',
                                              'financial details']},
 'date_detected': 'October 2023',
 'description': 'In October 2023, TechFirm Solutions experienced a significant '
                'cybersecurity breach that resulted in the leak of sensitive '
                'customer data, including personal and financial details. The '
                "breach was attributed to a sophisticated 'Data Leak' attack "
                'that exploited a previously unidentified vulnerability in the '
                "company's networks. Despite immediate efforts to contain the "
                'breach and secure compromised systems, the leaked data '
                'quickly found its way to dark web forums, resulting in '
                'widespread concern among customers and stakeholders. The '
                'incident has severely impacted the trust in TechFirm '
                'Solutions, with potential long-term consequences on its '
                'reputation and financial stability. The company is currently '
                'cooperating with cybersecurity experts and law enforcement to '
                'investigate the breach, mitigate its effects, and bolster its '
                'cybersecurity defenses to prevent future incidents.',
 'impact': {'brand_reputation_impact': 'Severely impacted trust',
            'data_compromised': ['personal details', 'financial details']},
 'initial_access_broker': {'data_sold_on_dark_web': True},
 'investigation_status': 'Ongoing',
 'response': {'containment_measures': 'Immediate efforts to contain the breach '
                                      'and secure compromised systems',
              'law_enforcement_notified': True,
              'third_party_assistance': 'Cybersecurity experts'},
 'title': 'TechFirm Solutions Data Leak',
 'type': 'Data Leak',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Previously unidentified vulnerability in the '
                            "company's networks"}