DXS Breach Incident Score: Analysis & Impact (DXS1766412041)

In this Rankiteo incident briefing, we review the DXS breach identified under incident ID DXS1766412041.

The analysis begins with a detailed overview of DXS's information like the linkedin page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dxssystems, the number of followers: 645, the industry type: Software Development and the number of employees: 88 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 753 and after the incident was 641 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 DXS and their customers.

On 14 December 2023, DXS International disclosed Ransomware issues under the banner "DXS International Ransomware Attack".

DXS International, a key technology supplier for the NHS in England, suffered a ransomware attack by an unknown threat actor.

The disruption is felt across the environment, affecting Office servers, and exposing 300GB of data allegedly stolen.

In response, and began remediation that includes Incident remedied.

The case underscores how Ongoing.

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 (50%), supported by evidence indicating attack affecting office servers (attack vector unspecified) and Valid Accounts (T1078) with moderate confidence (60%), supported by evidence indicating ransomware attack implies possible compromised credentials. Under the Execution tactic, the analysis identified User Execution: Malicious File (T1204.002) with moderate to high confidence (70%), supported by evidence indicating ransomware typically executed via malicious files or links. Under the Impact tactic, the analysis identified Data Encrypted for Impact (T1486) with high confidence (90%), supported by evidence indicating ransomware attack explicitly mentioned. Under the Exfiltration tactic, the analysis identified Exfiltration Over C2 Channel (T1041) with moderate to high confidence (80%), supported by evidence indicating 300GB of data allegedly stolen by DevMan ransomware group. Under the Credential Access tactic, the analysis identified Brute Force (T1110) with moderate confidence (50%), supported by evidence indicating ransomware implies possible credential compromise (unspecified). Under the Defense Evasion tactic, the analysis identified Obfuscated Files or Information (T1027) with moderate to high confidence (70%), supported by evidence indicating ransomware often uses obfuscation to evade detection. These correlations help security teams understand the attack chain and develop appropriate defensive measures based on the observed tactics and techniques.