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Incident Score: Analysis & Impact (BEL1773887993)

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Rankiteo Incident Impact-35
Company Score Before Incident774 / 1000
Company Score After Incident739 / 1000
Company LinkView Belhaven University Profile
INCIDENT NUMBERBEL1773887993
Type of Cyber IncidentCyber Attack
ATTACK VECTORNA
DATA EXPOSEDNo evidence of compromised personal...
INCIDENT DATE17/03/2026
STATUSOngoing

Key Highlights From The Incident Analysis

  • Timeline of Belhaven University's Cyber Attack and lateral movement inside company's environment.
  • Overview of affected data sets, including SSNs and PHI, and why they materially increase incident severity.
  • How Rankiteo’s incident engine converts technical details into a normalized incident score.
  • How this cyber incident impacts Belhaven University Rankiteo cyber scoring and cyber rating.
  • Rankiteo’s MITRE ATT&CK correlation analysis for this incident, with associated confidence level.

Full Incident Analysis Transcript

In this Rankiteo incident briefing, we review the Belhaven University breach identified under incident ID BEL1773887993.

The analysis begins with a detailed overview of Belhaven University's information like the linkedin page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/belhaven-university, the number of followers: 21926, the industry type: Higher Education and the number of employees: 757 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 774 and after the incident was 739 with a difference of -35 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 Belhaven University and their customers.

On 06 March 2024, Belhaven University disclosed Cyberattack issues under the banner "Belhaven University Cyberattack Disrupts Systems".

Belhaven University, a Mississippi-based institution, restored online classes on March 19 following a cyberattack that forced the suspension of key systems earlier in the month.

The disruption is felt across the environment, affecting Canvas platform, key networks and administrative functions, and exposing No evidence of compromised personal data.

In response, teams activated the incident response plan, moved swiftly to contain the threat with measures like Affected networks taken offline, while recovery efforts such as Gradual restoration of services, full recovery expected by end of the week continue.

The case underscores how Ongoing.

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.

MITRE ATT&CK® Correlation Analysis

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 (60%), supported by evidence indicating disruptions to the university’s Canvas platform, which hosts course materials and External Remote Services (T1133) with moderate confidence (50%), supported by evidence indicating online classes suspended, key networks taken offline. Under the Execution tactic, the analysis identified Exploitation for Client Execution (T1203) with moderate confidence (50%), supported by evidence indicating cyberattack that forced the suspension of key systems. Under the Impact tactic, the analysis identified Service Stop (T1489) with moderate to high confidence (80%), supported by evidence indicating suspension of key systems, online classes suspended from March 6 to March 19 and Defacement (T1491) with lower confidence (30%), supported by evidence indicating disruptions to the university’s Canvas platform. Under the Defense Evasion tactic, the analysis identified Impair Defenses: Disable or Modify Tools (T1562.001) with moderate to high confidence (70%), supported by evidence indicating affected networks taken offline, cybersecurity experts enlisted. Under the Lateral Movement tactic, the analysis identified Exploitation of Remote Services (T1210) with moderate confidence (50%), supported by evidence indicating key networks taken offline, administrative functions remained offline. These correlations help security teams understand the attack chain and develop appropriate defensive measures based on the observed tactics and techniques.

Initial Access
Exploit Public-Facing Application (60%)
External Remote Services (50%)
Execution
Exploitation for Client Execution (50%)
Impact
Service Stop (80%)
Defacement (30%)
Defense Evasion
Impair Defenses: Disable or Modify Tools (70%)
Lateral Movement
Exploitation of Remote Services (50%)

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