BleepingComputer Breach Incident Score: Analysis & Impact (BLE1764669367)

In this Rankiteo incident briefing, we review the BleepingComputer breach identified under incident ID BLE1764669367.

The analysis begins with a detailed overview of BleepingComputer's information like the linkedin page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bleepingcomputer, the number of followers: 62346, the industry type: Computer and Network Security and the number of employees: 10 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 682 and after the incident was 536 with a difference of -146 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 BleepingComputer and their customers.

On 01 December 2025, a cybersecurity incident called "November 2025 Ransomware Attack Trends and Key Findings" came to light.

In November 2025, ransomware attacks remained high with 659 incidents, a 5% decrease from October (693 attacks).

Impact assessments are still underway, so the full scope is not yet clear.

Formal response steps have not been shared publicly yet.

The case underscores how ongoing (aggregated sector analysis), and recommending next steps like Patch Oracle zero-day vulnerabilities promptly to mitigate Clop ransomware risks, Enhance monitoring for healthcare-adjacent sectors (pharmaceuticals, medical billing, healthcare tech) due to rising attack trends and Implement sector-specific ransomware defenses for manufacturing and education, given significant attack increases.

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 high confidence (95%), with evidence including oracle zero-day vulnerability (Clop), and exploitation of unpatched Oracle zero-day vulnerability (Clop) and Valid Accounts (T1078) with moderate to high confidence (70%), supported by evidence indicating unspecified (other gangs) suggests possible credential abuse. Under the Execution tactic, the analysis identified Exploitation for Client Execution (T1203) with high confidence (95%), supported by evidence indicating clop exploited an Oracle zero-day vulnerability. Under the Impact tactic, the analysis identified Data Encrypted for Impact (T1486) with high confidence (100%), with evidence including data encryption such as true, and ransomware attack type with strains Qilin, Akira, Clop, INC. Under the Lateral Movement tactic, the analysis identified Remote Desktop Protocol (T1021.001) with moderate confidence (60%), supported by evidence indicating unspecified (other gangs) implies possible RDP abuse for movement. Under the Defense Evasion tactic, the analysis identified File Deletion: Indicator Removal from Tools (T1070.004) with moderate to high confidence (70%), supported by evidence indicating ransomware typically deletes logs/artifacts; implied by encryption focus and Disable or Modify Tools (T1562.001) with moderate to high confidence (70%), supported by evidence indicating ransomware often disables security tools pre-encryption. Under the Exfiltration tactic, the analysis identified Exfiltration Over Alternative Protocol (T1048.003) with moderate to high confidence (80%), with evidence including high-value sectors (healthcare-adjacent, manufacturing, education) targeted for data theft, and data exfiltration such as null (not ruled out; common in double-extortion ransomware). Under the Privilege Escalation tactic, the analysis identified Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068) with high confidence (90%), supported by evidence indicating oracle zero-day vulnerability likely used for escalation post-exploitation. Under the Persistence tactic, the analysis identified Server Software Component: Web Shell (T1505.003) with moderate confidence (60%), supported by evidence indicating zero-day exploitation may involve web shells for persistence. These correlations help security teams understand the attack chain and develop appropriate defensive measures based on the observed tactics and techniques.