Business Technology Solutions Breach Incident Score: Analysis & Impact (BTS1765202210)

In this Rankiteo incident briefing, we review the Business Technology Solutions breach identified under incident ID BTS1765202210.

The analysis begins with a detailed overview of Business Technology Solutions's information like the linkedin page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bts-solutions, the number of followers: 380, the industry type: IT Services and IT Consulting and the number of employees: 20 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 750 and after the incident was 638 with a difference of -112 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 Business Technology Solutions and their customers.

Comcast recently reported "Space Bears Ransomware Group Claims Breach of Comcast via Quasar Inc.", a noteworthy cybersecurity incident.

Space Bears ransomware group claims to have obtained internal Comcast material by exploiting a breach at Quasar Inc., a telecommunications engineering contractor.

The disruption is felt across the environment, and exposing City design documentation and detailed utility plans.

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 Supply Chain Compromise: Compromise Software Supply Chain (T1195.002) with high confidence (90%), supported by evidence indicating exploiting a breach at Quasar Inc., a telecommunications engineering contractor and Trusted Relationship (T1199) with high confidence (90%), supported by evidence indicating quasar Inc. produces technical documentation for Comcast, creating an entry point. Under the Credential Access tactic, the analysis identified Steal Application Access Token (T1528) with moderate to high confidence (70%), supported by evidence indicating implied access to Quasar Inc. systems handling Comcast documentation. Under the Exfiltration tactic, the analysis identified Transfer Data to Cloud Account (T1537) with moderate to high confidence (80%), with evidence including data theft and extortion operation, and files include city design documentation and Exfiltration Over C2 Channel (T1041) with moderate to high confidence (80%), with evidence including data exfiltration confirmed, and linked to Phobos RaaS infrastructure. Under the Impact tactic, the analysis identified Data Encrypted for Impact (T1486) with moderate confidence (60%), supported by evidence indicating sometimes applies encryption as part of extortion operation and Defacement: External Defacement (T1491.002) with moderate to high confidence (80%), with evidence including claims published on dark web leak site, and 6-day timer before public release. These correlations help security teams understand the attack chain and develop appropriate defensive measures based on the observed tactics and techniques.