Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Breach Incident Score: Analysis & Impact (CIS1765251340)

In this Rankiteo incident briefing, we review the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency breach identified under incident ID CIS1765251340.

The analysis begins with a detailed overview of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's information like the linkedin page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cisagov, the number of followers: 586152, the industry type: Government Administration and the number of employees: 1741 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 505 and after the incident was 485 with a difference of -20 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 Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and their customers.

U.S. Telecommunications Firms recently reported "Salt Typhoon Hack Impacting U.S. Telecommunications Firms and Federal Agencies", a noteworthy cybersecurity incident.

The Salt Typhoon hack targeted U.S.

The disruption is felt across the environment, affecting Mobile devices.

Formal response steps have not been shared publicly yet.

The case underscores how and recommending next steps like Review CISA's role as a sector risk management agency for the telecommunications industry; Justify the Mobile App Vetting Program's termination and detail CISA's updated plan for the telecommunications industry.

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 moderate to high confidence (70%), supported by evidence indicating targeted U.S. telecommunications firms, impacting federal agencies and Trusted Relationship (T1199) with moderate confidence (60%), supported by evidence indicating impacted Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies. Under the Persistence tactic, the analysis identified Valid Accounts (T1078) with moderate confidence (50%), supported by evidence indicating salt Typhoon cyberattack targeting telecommunications firms. Under the Impact tactic, the analysis identified Endpoint Denial of Service: Application or System Exploitation (T1499.004) with moderate confidence (60%), supported by evidence indicating concerns about mobile device security vulnerabilities and Data Manipulation: Stored Data Manipulation (T1565.001) with moderate confidence (50%), supported by evidence indicating cyber espionage motivation (Salt Typhoon). Under the Collection tactic, the analysis identified Data from Information Repositories (T1213) with moderate to high confidence (70%), supported by evidence indicating espionage motivation targeting federal agencies. Under the Exfiltration tactic, the analysis identified Exfiltration Over C2 Channel (T1041) with moderate confidence (60%), supported by evidence indicating salt Typhoon cyber espionage targeting telecommunications. These correlations help security teams understand the attack chain and develop appropriate defensive measures based on the observed tactics and techniques.