Widget Corp

In March 2023, Widget Corp experienced a significant cybersecurity breach. Hackers utilized an unpatched vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to the company's internal network. During the breach, sensitive customer data, including personal identification information and credit card details, were compromised. This incident has led to a severe loss of customer trust and potential financial implications due to identity theft and fraudulent transactions. The breach has also attracted media attention, which has further damaged the company's reputation. Widget Corp is currently working with cybersecurity experts to remediate the issue and to prevent future occurrences.

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

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/widget-corp

"id": "wid316051324",
"linkid": "widget-corp",
"type": "Vulnerability",
"date": "03/2023",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'name': 'Widget Corp', 'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unpatched Vulnerability',
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': 'Yes',
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personal Identification '
                                              'Information',
                                              'Credit Card Details']},
 'date_detected': 'March 2023',
 'description': 'In March 2023, Widget Corp experienced a significant '
                'cybersecurity breach. Hackers utilized an unpatched '
                "vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to the company's "
                'internal network. During the breach, sensitive customer data, '
                'including personal identification information and credit card '
                'details, were compromised. This incident has led to a severe '
                'loss of customer trust and potential financial implications '
                'due to identity theft and fraudulent transactions. The breach '
                'has also attracted media attention, which has further damaged '
                "the company's reputation. Widget Corp is currently working "
                'with cybersecurity experts to remediate the issue and to '
                'prevent future occurrences.',
 'impact': {'brand_reputation_impact': 'Severe loss of customer trust, media '
                                       'attention further damaged the '
                                       "company's reputation",
            'data_compromised': ['Personal Identification Information',
                                 'Credit Card Details'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High',
            'payment_information_risk': 'High'},
 'investigation_status': 'Ongoing',
 'response': {'third_party_assistance': 'Cybersecurity experts'},
 'title': 'Widget Corp Cybersecurity Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Unpatched Vulnerability'}