Thales experienced a cybersecurity breach, impacting its internal employee data. The attack, executed via a sophisticated phishing scam, resulted in the exposure of sensitive information of both current and former employees. Immediate measures were taken to contain the incident and protect affected parties. The breach has severe implications on the privacy of the personnel and raises concerns about the strength of the company’s cybersecurity defenses.
Source: https://cds.thalesgroup.com/es/cyberthreat/news-page?page=37
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/thales
"id": "tha446051424",
"linkid": "thales",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "04/2023",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Technology',
'name': 'Thales',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Phishing',
'data_breach': {'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': 'Sensitive information of current '
'and former employees'},
'description': 'Thales experienced a cybersecurity breach, impacting its '
'internal employee data. The attack, executed via a '
'sophisticated phishing scam, resulted in the exposure of '
'sensitive information of both current and former employees. '
'Immediate measures were taken to contain the incident and '
'protect affected parties. The breach has severe implications '
'on the privacy of the personnel and raises concerns about the '
'strength of the company’s cybersecurity defenses.',
'impact': {'brand_reputation_impact': 'Raises concerns about the strength of '
'the company’s cybersecurity defenses',
'data_compromised': 'Sensitive information of current and former '
'employees'},
'response': {'containment_measures': ['Immediate measures were taken to '
'contain the incident']},
'title': 'Thales Cybersecurity Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach',
'vulnerability_exploited': 'Phishing scam'}