Continental Breach Incident Score: Analysis & Impact (CON1768059238)

In this Rankiteo incident briefing, we review the Continental breach identified under incident ID CON1768059238.

The analysis begins with a detailed overview of Continental's information like the linkedin page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/continental, the number of followers: 1903369, the industry type: Motor Vehicle Manufacturing and the number of employees: 68795 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 534 and after the incident was 354 with a difference of -180 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 Continental and their customers.

Approximately 900 organizations recently reported "Russian Basketball Player Accused in Ransomware Gang Freed in Prisoner Exchange", a noteworthy cybersecurity incident.

Daniil Kasatkin, a Russian basketball player, was freed in a prisoner exchange between Russia and France after being accused of serving as a negotiator for a ransomware gang that attacked approximately 900 organizations between 2020 and 2022.

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 (prior to prisoner exchange).

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 (60%), supported by evidence indicating conti ransomware group victimized over 900 entities globally and Trusted Relationship (T1199) with moderate confidence (50%), supported by evidence indicating alleged involvement in a major ransomware operation. Under the Execution tactic, the analysis identified User Execution: Malicious File (T1204.002) with moderate to high confidence (70%), supported by evidence indicating conti ransomware group...data encryption such as Yes. Under the Impact tactic, the analysis identified Data Encrypted for Impact (T1486) with high confidence (90%), supported by evidence indicating ransomware-related data encryption such as Yes. Under the Exfiltration tactic, the analysis identified Exfiltration Over C2 Channel (T1041) with moderate to high confidence (70%), supported by evidence indicating attacked approximately 900 organizations between 2020 and 2022. Under the Command and Control tactic, the analysis identified Application Layer Protocol: Web Protocols (T1071.001) with moderate confidence (60%), supported by evidence indicating conti ransomware group...targeted approximately 900 organizations. Under the Credential Access tactic, the analysis identified Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files (T1552.001) with moderate confidence (50%), supported by evidence indicating alleged negotiator for a ransomware gang. These correlations help security teams understand the attack chain and develop appropriate defensive measures based on the observed tactics and techniques.