WALLIX

WALLIX

In September 2023, WALLIX faced a cybersecurity breach impacting the health sector where they operate. The breach involved unauthorized access to sensitive patient data, including medical records and personal identification numbers. While no immediate life-threatening consequences emerged, the potential for such risks was evident. The incident called into question the integrity of WALLIX's security measures surrounding its state-of-the-art operational technology (OT) security solutions. The exposed vulnerability has since necessitated a thorough reassessment of WALLIX's security protocols for healthcare clients to prevent future breaches that could have severe implications for patient safety and privacy.

Source: https://www.wallix.com/solutions/healthcare/

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

"id": "wal456051424",
"linkid": "wallix",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "09/2023",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Healthcare',
                        'name': 'WALLIX',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': 'personal '
                                                        'identification '
                                                        'numbers',
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['medical records',
                                              'personal identification '
                                              'numbers']},
 'date_detected': 'September 2023',
 'description': 'In September 2023, WALLIX faced a cybersecurity breach '
                'impacting the health sector where they operate. The breach '
                'involved unauthorized access to sensitive patient data, '
                'including medical records and personal identification '
                'numbers. While no immediate life-threatening consequences '
                'emerged, the potential for such risks was evident. The '
                "incident called into question the integrity of WALLIX's "
                'security measures surrounding its state-of-the-art '
                'operational technology (OT) security solutions. The exposed '
                'vulnerability has since necessitated a thorough reassessment '
                "of WALLIX's security protocols for healthcare clients to "
                'prevent future breaches that could have severe implications '
                'for patient safety and privacy.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['medical records',
                                 'personal identification numbers'],
            'operational_impact': 'Reassessment of security protocols'},
 'lessons_learned': 'Necessity for thorough reassessment of security protocols',
 'post_incident_analysis': {'corrective_actions': 'Reassessment of security '
                                                  'protocols',
                            'root_causes': 'Unspecified vulnerability in OT '
                                           'security solutions'},
 'response': {'remediation_measures': 'Reassessment of security protocols'},
 'title': 'WALLIX Cybersecurity Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Unspecified vulnerability in OT security '
                            'solutions'}
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