AT&T Breach Incident Score: Analysis & Impact (FBIATTVER1772836650)

In this Rankiteo incident briefing, we review the AT&T breach identified under incident ID FBIATTVER1772836650.

The analysis begins with a detailed overview of AT&T's information like the linkedin page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/att, the number of followers: 1631770, the industry type: Telecommunications and the number of employees: 178894 employees

After the initial compromise, the video explains how Rankiteo's incident engine converts technical details into a normalized incident score. The incident score before the incident was 208 and after the incident was 198 with a difference of -10 which is could be a good indicator of the severity and impact of the incident.

In the next step of the video, we will analyze in more details the incident and the impact it had on AT&T and their customers.

On 17 February 2024, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) disclosed Data Breach issues under the banner "FBI Investigates Sophisticated Breach of Surveillance System Holding Sensitive Law Enforcement Data".

The FBI, alongside agencies including CISA and the NSA, is probing a cyber intrusion into the Digital Collection System Network (DCSNet), an unclassified but highly sensitive surveillance platform used to store law enforcement data.

The disruption is felt across the environment, affecting Digital Collection System Network (DCSNet), and exposing Pen register and trap-and-trace data, personally identifiable information (PII).

Formal response steps have not been shared publicly yet.

The case underscores how Ongoing, teams are taking away lessons such as Risks of institutional knowledge loss and supply-chain infiltration via ISPs.

Finally, we try to match the incident with the MITRE ATT&CK framework to see if there is any correlation between the incident and the MITRE ATT&CK framework.

The MITRE ATT&CK framework is a knowledge base of techniques and sub-techniques that are used to describe the tactics and procedures of cyber adversaries. It is a powerful tool for understanding the threat landscape and for developing effective defense strategies.

Rankiteo's analysis has identified several MITRE ATT&CK tactics and techniques associated with this incident, each with varying levels of confidence based on available evidence. Under the Initial Access tactic, the analysis identified Supply Chain Compromise (T1195) with high confidence (90%), supported by evidence indicating leveraging a commercial ISP’s infrastructure to bypass security controls and Supply Chain Compromise: Compromise Software Supply Chain (T1195.002) with moderate to high confidence (80%), supported by evidence indicating supply-chain infiltration via ISP compromise. Under the Credential Access tactic, the analysis identified Valid Accounts (T1078) with moderate to high confidence (70%), supported by evidence indicating advanced techniques...to bypass security controls (implies account misuse). Under the Defense Evasion tactic, the analysis identified Use Alternate Authentication Material: Pass the Hash (T1550.002) with moderate confidence (60%), supported by evidence indicating bypass security controls (likely authentication evasion) and Valid Accounts (T1078) with moderate to high confidence (70%), supported by evidence indicating leveraging ISP infrastructure (implies trusted access abuse). Under the Collection tactic, the analysis identified Data from Local System (T1005) with high confidence (90%), supported by evidence indicating pen register and trap-and-trace data, PII compromised in DCSNet and Data from Information Repositories (T1213) with moderate to high confidence (80%), supported by evidence indicating dCSNet contains legal process returns and PII on investigation subjects. Under the Exfiltration tactic, the analysis identified Exfiltration Over C2 Channel (T1041) with moderate to high confidence (80%), supported by evidence indicating breach of surveillance system holding sensitive law enforcement data and Exfiltration Over Web Service (T1567) with moderate confidence (60%), supported by evidence indicating iSP infrastructure leveraged (potential exfil via trusted channels). Under the Command and Control tactic, the analysis identified Proxy (T1090) with moderate to high confidence (70%), supported by evidence indicating leveraging a commercial ISP’s infrastructure (implies proxy usage). These correlations help security teams understand the attack chain and develop appropriate defensive measures based on the observed tactics and techniques.