TechInnovate

In April 2024, TechInnovate experienced a significant security breach when an advanced threat actor exploited a previously unknown vulnerability in their cloud infrastructure. This attack led to the unauthorized access and exfiltration of sensitive customer data, including financial information and personal identification details of over 100,000 users. The breach was detected within 72 hours of its initiation, but not before the data was leaked on dark web forums, causing substantial financial loss and reputational damage to the company. Despite efforts to address the security flaw and assist affected customers, the incident sparked widespread concern over data privacy and the effectiveness of existing cybersecurity measures within the tech industry.

Source: https://konbriefing.com/en-topics/cyber-attacks.html

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/techinnovate

"id": "tec904050724",
"linkid": "techinnovate",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "04/2024",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': '100,000 users',
                        'industry': 'Tech',
                        'name': 'TechInnovate',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Cloud Infrastructure',
 'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': 'Data was leaked on dark web forums',
                 'number_of_records_exposed': '100,000',
                 'personally_identifiable_information': 'personal '
                                                        'identification '
                                                        'details',
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'Sensitive',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['financial information',
                                              'personal identification '
                                              'details']},
 'date_detected': 'April 2024',
 'description': 'In April 2024, TechInnovate experienced a significant '
                'security breach when an advanced threat actor exploited a '
                'previously unknown vulnerability in their cloud '
                'infrastructure. This attack led to the unauthorized access '
                'and exfiltration of sensitive customer data, including '
                'financial information and personal identification details of '
                'over 100,000 users. The breach was detected within 72 hours '
                'of its initiation, but not before the data was leaked on dark '
                'web forums, causing substantial financial loss and '
                'reputational damage to the company. Despite efforts to '
                'address the security flaw and assist affected customers, the '
                'incident sparked widespread concern over data privacy and the '
                'effectiveness of existing cybersecurity measures within the '
                'tech industry.',
 'impact': {'brand_reputation_impact': 'Substantial reputational damage',
            'data_compromised': ['financial information',
                                 'personal identification details']},
 'initial_access_broker': {'data_sold_on_dark_web': 'Data was leaked on dark '
                                                    'web forums'},
 'threat_actor': 'Advanced threat actor',
 'title': 'TechInnovate Security Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Previously unknown vulnerability'}