Accelerated Adjusting LLC Breach Incident Score: Analysis & Impact (ACC1765326207)

In this Rankiteo incident briefing, we review the Accelerated Adjusting LLC breach identified under incident ID ACC1765326207.

The analysis begins with a detailed overview of Accelerated Adjusting LLC's information like the linkedin page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/accelerated-adjusting-llc, the number of followers: 5650, the industry type: Insurance and the number of employees: 19 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 749 and after the incident was 562 with a difference of -187 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 Accelerated Adjusting LLC and their customers.

Arden Claims Service recently reported "Arden Claims Service Data Breach Settlement", a noteworthy cybersecurity incident.

Arden Claims Service agreed to pay $1,625,000 to settle a class action lawsuit regarding a targeted cyberattack in October 2023 that exposed personal information, including names and Social Security numbers, belonging to 143,341 individuals.

The disruption is felt across the environment, and exposing Names, Social Security numbers, with nearly 143,341 records at risk, plus an estimated financial loss of $1,625,000 (settlement amount).

In response, and stakeholders are being briefed through Notices sent to affected individuals.

The case underscores how Settled (class action), with advisories going out to stakeholders covering Notices sent to affected individuals in October 2023.

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 Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190) with moderate to high confidence (70%), supported by evidence indicating targeted cyberattack on Arden’s systems and External Remote Services (T1133) with moderate confidence (60%), supported by evidence indicating cyberattack in October 2023 (implied remote access). Under the Credential Access tactic, the analysis identified Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files (T1552.001) with moderate confidence (50%), supported by evidence indicating exposure of names and Social Security numbers. Under the Exfiltration tactic, the analysis identified Exfiltration Over C2 Channel (T1041) with moderate to high confidence (80%), supported by evidence indicating data breach compromising 143,341 individuals PII and Automated Exfiltration (T1020) with moderate confidence (60%), supported by evidence indicating large-scale exposure of SSNs (implied automation). Under the Impact tactic, the analysis identified Data Encrypted for Impact (T1486) with lower confidence (40%), supported by evidence indicating cyberattack (possible ransomware, though not confirmed) and Data Destruction (T1485) with lower confidence (30%), supported by evidence indicating targeted cyberattack (implied disruption). These correlations help security teams understand the attack chain and develop appropriate defensive measures based on the observed tactics and techniques.