FASANA Breach Incident Score: Analysis & Impact (FASFAS1767845622)

In this Rankiteo incident briefing, we review the FASANA breach identified under incident ID FASFAS1767845622.

The analysis begins with a detailed overview of FASANA's information like the linkedin page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fasana-gmbh, the number of followers: 581, the industry type: Paper & Forest Products and the number of employees: 81 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 756 and after the incident was 727 with a difference of -29 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 FASANA and their customers.

On 21 May 2024, Fasana disclosed Ransomware issues under the banner "Ransomware Attack on Fasana Leading to Insolvency".

A ransomware attack on Fasana, a paper napkin manufacturer based in Euskirchen, caused significant damage leading to the company filing for insolvency.

The disruption is felt across the environment, affecting All IT systems, including PCs and laptops, plus an estimated financial loss of Orders worth more than €250,000 could not be executed on the day following the attack; no significant revenue generated in the following two weeks.

In response, and began remediation that includes Collected, examined, and reconfigured 190 PCs and laptops.

Overall, the incident is a reminder of why proactive monitoring and strong governance matter.

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 Data Encrypted for Impact (T1486) with high confidence (90%), supported by evidence indicating ransomware attack...paralyzed all IT systems, including PCs and laptops and Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190) with moderate confidence (50%), supported by evidence indicating attack vector and vulnerability exploited not specified. Under the Execution tactic, the analysis identified Exploitation for Client Execution (T1203) with moderate to high confidence (70%), supported by evidence indicating ransomware attack crippled IT infrastructure, printers displayed extortion notes. Under the Impact tactic, the analysis identified Data Encrypted for Impact (T1486) with high confidence (95%), supported by evidence indicating ransomware attack...data encryption confirmed, systems paralyzed, Service Stop (T1489) with high confidence (90%), supported by evidence indicating all systems, including PCs and laptops, were paralyzed, and Inhibit System Recovery (T1490) with moderate to high confidence (80%), supported by evidence indicating 190 devices required manual examination and reconfiguration. Under the Exfiltration tactic, the analysis identified Exfiltration Over C2 Channel (T1041) with moderate confidence (60%), supported by evidence indicating ransomware attack, threat actors unidentified (implies possible exfiltration). Under the Defense Evasion tactic, the analysis identified Obfuscated Files or Information (T1027) with moderate to high confidence (70%), supported by evidence indicating ransomware attack, strain unidentified (implies obfuscation) and Indicator Removal: Clear Windows Event Logs (T1070.001) with moderate confidence (60%), supported by evidence indicating 190 devices required manual examination (suggests logs may have been cleared). These correlations help security teams understand the attack chain and develop appropriate defensive measures based on the observed tactics and techniques.