DFS Aviation Services GmbH Breach Incident Score: Analysis & Impact (DFS1765591851)

In this Rankiteo incident briefing, we review the DFS Aviation Services GmbH breach identified under incident ID DFS1765591851.

The analysis begins with a detailed overview of DFS Aviation Services GmbH's information like the linkedin page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dfs-aviation-services, the number of followers: 11990, the industry type: Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing and the number of employees: 196 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 747 and after the incident was 734 with a difference of -13 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 DFS Aviation Services GmbH and their customers.

German Air Traffic Control recently reported "Cyberattack on German Air Traffic Control and Disinformation Campaign Ahead of 2024 Election", a noteworthy cybersecurity incident.

Germany accused Russia of a cyberattack targeting its air traffic control and spreading disinformation ahead of the February 2024 general election.

The disruption is felt across the environment, affecting German Air Traffic Control.

In response, and stakeholders are being briefed through Public disclosure by German Foreign Ministry.

The case underscores how Attributed to APT28/GRU, with advisories going out to stakeholders covering German government warning of hybrid threats and disinformation.

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 cyberattack targeting its air traffic control systems and Phishing: Spearphishing Attachment (T1566.001) with moderate confidence (60%), supported by evidence indicating aPT28 (Fancy Bear) involvement (commonly uses spearphishing). Under the Impact tactic, the analysis identified Defacement: Internal Defacement (T1491.001) with moderate to high confidence (80%), supported by evidence indicating disinformation campaign (Storm 1516) to erode public trust, Data Manipulation: Stored Data Manipulation (T1565.001) with moderate to high confidence (70%), supported by evidence indicating fabricated claims about politicians and election interference, and Financial Theft (T1657) with moderate confidence (50%), supported by evidence indicating threatening the economy of geographical region. Under the Influence tactic, the analysis identified Content Suppression (T1659) with moderate to high confidence (80%), supported by evidence indicating deepfake content and fabricated claims to influence election and Network Denial of Service (T1660) with moderate confidence (60%), supported by evidence indicating cyberattack on air traffic control systems (potential DoS). Under the Command and Control tactic, the analysis identified Ingress Tool Transfer (T1105) with moderate to high confidence (70%), supported by evidence indicating aPT28 (Fancy Bear) involvement (known for C2 operations). Under the Defense Evasion tactic, the analysis identified Valid Accounts: Cloud Accounts (T1078.004) with moderate confidence (60%), supported by evidence indicating gRU-linked APT28 (commonly abuses valid accounts) and Hide Artifacts: Hidden Files and Directories (T1564.001) with moderate to high confidence (70%), supported by evidence indicating state-sponsored actors (likely used evasion techniques). These correlations help security teams understand the attack chain and develop appropriate defensive measures based on the observed tactics and techniques.