Apple Breach Incident Score: Analysis & Impact (LUXAPP1769095870)

In this Rankiteo incident briefing, we review the Apple breach identified under incident ID LUXAPP1769095870.

The analysis begins with a detailed overview of Apple's information like the linkedin page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/apple, the number of followers: 18033868, the industry type: Computers and Electronics Manufacturing and the number of employees: 173021 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 835 and after the incident was 808 with a difference of -27 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 Apple and their customers.

On 15 December 2023, Luxshare disclosed Ransomware issues under the banner "RansomHub Breach Exposes Apple’s Unreleased Product Designs from Luxshare".

In December, ransomware group RansomHub infiltrated Luxshare, a key Apple supplier, stealing sensitive CAD drawings, engineering designs, and prototype details for unreleased products, including future iPhones, Apple Watches, AirPods, and Vision Pro models.

The disruption is felt across the environment, and exposing CAD drawings, engineering designs, prototype details, 2D/3D CAD files, PCB designs, repair processes, shipping timelines, employee details.

Formal response steps have not been shared publicly yet.

Overall, the incident is a reminder of why proactive monitoring and strong governance matter.

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 confidence (50%), supported by evidence indicating infiltrated Luxshare, a key Apple supplier and Trusted Relationship (T1199) with moderate to high confidence (70%), supported by evidence indicating luxshare, a critical player in Apple’s supply chain. Under the Credential Access tactic, the analysis identified OS Credential Dumping (T1003) with moderate confidence (60%), supported by evidence indicating employee details including names, roles, and email addresses. Under the Collection tactic, the analysis identified Data from Local System (T1005) with high confidence (90%), supported by evidence indicating cAD drawings, engineering designs, prototype details stolen and Data from Information Repositories (T1213) with moderate to high confidence (80%), supported by evidence indicating 2D/3D CAD files, PCB designs, repair processes accessed. Under the Exfiltration tactic, the analysis identified Exfiltration Over C2 Channel (T1041) with moderate to high confidence (80%), supported by evidence indicating data exfiltration confirmed by RansomHub and Exfiltration Over Web Service (T1567) with moderate confidence (60%), supported by evidence indicating threatening to leak data on the dark web. Under the Impact tactic, the analysis identified Data Encrypted for Impact (T1486) with lower confidence (40%), supported by evidence indicating ransomware group RansomHub involved and Defacement (T1491) with moderate confidence (50%), supported by evidence indicating threatening to release exact details of unreleased products. Under the Lateral Movement tactic, the analysis identified Remote Services (T1021) with moderate confidence (60%), supported by evidence indicating supply chain compromise of Luxshare. These correlations help security teams understand the attack chain and develop appropriate defensive measures based on the observed tactics and techniques.