The Clorox company filed a lawsuit against Cognizant, a third-party technology provider, for a 2023 ransomware attack that cost the bleach maker $380 million. The hack, carried out by the Scattered Spider ransomware group, caused widespread disruption to Clorox's operations and devastated its IT infrastructure. The lawsuit alleges that Cognizant employees handed over their login credentials to the hackers, leading to the breach. The attack resulted in significant supply chain disruptions and restoration costs.
Source: https://cybernews.com/news/clorox-sues-tech-vendor-cognizant-scattered-spider-2023-hack/
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"linkid": "the-clorox-company",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "6/2023",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Consumer Goods',
'location': 'California',
'name': 'Clorox',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Social Engineering',
'description': 'The Clorox company filed a lawsuit identifying third-party '
'technology provider Cognizant as the reason behind a 2023 '
'hack that cost the bleach maker $380 million.',
'impact': {'financial_loss': '$380 million',
'legal_liabilities': 'Lawsuit filed against Cognizant',
'operational_impact': 'Widespread disruption to operations',
'systems_affected': 'IT infrastructure'},
'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Social Engineering'},
'motivation': 'Financial Gain',
'post_incident_analysis': {'root_causes': 'Human Error'},
'ransomware': {'ransomware_strain': 'Scattered Spider'},
'references': [{'source': 'Reuters'}],
'regulatory_compliance': {'legal_actions': 'Lawsuit filed against Cognizant'},
'threat_actor': 'Scattered Spider',
'title': 'Clorox Ransomware Attack',
'type': 'Ransomware',
'vulnerability_exploited': 'Human Error'}