Incident Score: Analysis & Impact (EMBDIS1772736200)

In this Rankiteo incident briefing, we review the Embark Studios breach identified under incident ID EMBDIS1772736200.

The analysis begins with a detailed overview of Embark Studios's information like the linkedin page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/embark-studios-ab, the number of followers: 37756, the industry type: Computer Games and the number of employees: 375 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 737 and after the incident was 732 with a difference of -5 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 Embark Studios and their customers.

Embark Studios recently reported "ARC Raiders Players Exposed to Privacy Risk via Discord Integration Flaw", a noteworthy cybersecurity incident.

A security vulnerability in *ARC Raiders*, developed by Embark Studios, exposed players’ private Discord data due to improper logging practices.

The disruption is felt across the environment, affecting ARC Raiders game client, and exposing Private Discord direct messages (DMs) and friends list activity.

In response, moved swiftly to contain the threat with measures like Deployed a hotfix to disable excessive Discord SDK logging, and began remediation that includes Conducting a deeper audit of logging practices, while recovery efforts such as Players advised to restart the game to apply the update continue, and stakeholders are being briefed through Acknowledged the issue on private Discord server.

The case underscores how Resolved (hotfix deployed), teams are taking away lessons such as Highlights risks of improper data handling in gaming integrations, particularly when sensitive third-party communications are logged without adequate safeguards, and recommending next steps like Implement stricter logging controls, avoid storing sensitive data in plaintext, and ensure timely responses to security disclosures, with advisories going out to stakeholders covering Embark Studios acknowledged the issue on its private Discord server and advised players to restart the game.

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.