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Incident Score: Analysis & Impact (FRO1777566496)

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Rankiteo Incident Impact-70
Company Score Before Incident755 / 1000
Company Score After Incident685 / 1000
INCIDENT NUMBERFRO1777566496
Type of Cyber IncidentBreach
ATTACK VECTORVendor Error
DATA EXPOSEDMember names and Social Security...
INCIDENT DATE02/04/2026
STATUSContained, no evidence of misuse

Key Highlights From The Incident Analysis

  • Timeline of Frontwave Credit Union's Breach and lateral movement inside company's environment.
  • Overview of affected data sets, including SSNs and PHI, and why they materially increase incident severity.
  • How Rankiteo’s incident engine converts technical details into a normalized incident score.
  • How this cyber incident impacts Frontwave Credit Union Rankiteo cyber scoring and cyber rating.
  • Rankiteo’s MITRE ATT&CK correlation analysis for this incident, with associated confidence level.

Full Incident Analysis Transcript

In this Rankiteo incident briefing, we review the Frontwave Credit Union breach identified under incident ID FRO1777566496.

The analysis begins with a detailed overview of Frontwave Credit Union's information like the linkedin page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/frontwave-credit-union, the number of followers: 2807, the industry type: Financial Services and the number of employees: 167 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 755 and after the incident was 685 with a difference of -70 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 Frontwave Credit Union and their customers.

On 28 April 2026, Frontwave Credit Union disclosed Data Breach issues under the banner "Frontwave Credit Union Data Breach Affecting Member SSNs After Vendor Error".

Frontwave Credit Union disclosed a data breach involving member names and Social Security numbers after a service provider accidentally shared sensitive information with another credit union.

The disruption is felt across the environment, and exposing Member names and Social Security numbers.

In response, moved swiftly to contain the threat with measures like Recipient credit union confirmed deletion of the information, and began remediation that includes Offered 12 months of complimentary Experian IdentityWorks protection, including credit monitoring, identity restoration support, and up to $1 million in identity theft insurance.

The case underscores how Contained, no evidence of misuse, with advisories going out to stakeholders covering Affected members offered 12 months of complimentary Experian IdentityWorks protection.

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.

MITRE ATT&CK® Correlation Analysis

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 Trusted Relationship (T1199) with high confidence (90%), supported by evidence indicating service provider accidentally shared sensitive information with another credit union. Under the Credential Access tactic, the analysis identified Gather Victim Identity Information: Credentials (T1589.001) with moderate to high confidence (80%), supported by evidence indicating member names and Social Security numbers exposed. Under the Collection tactic, the analysis identified Data from Local System (T1005) with moderate to high confidence (70%), supported by evidence indicating non-public member data had been exposed via vendor error. Under the Exfiltration tactic, the analysis identified Data from Cloud Storage (T1530) with moderate confidence (60%), supported by evidence indicating sensitive information...shared with another credit union and Exfiltration Over Alternative Protocol (T1048) with moderate confidence (50%), supported by evidence indicating vendor error leading to accidental sharing of sensitive information. Under the Impact tactic, the analysis identified Data Manipulation: Stored Data Manipulation (T1565.001) with lower confidence (40%), supported by evidence indicating no evidence of misuse but acknowledged exposure of PII. These correlations help security teams understand the attack chain and develop appropriate defensive measures based on the observed tactics and techniques.

Initial Access
Trusted Relationship (90%)
Credential Access
Gather Victim Identity Information: Credentials (80%)
Collection
Data from Local System (70%)
Exfiltration
Data from Cloud Storage (60%)
Exfiltration Over Alternative Protocol (50%)
Impact
Data Manipulation: Stored Data Manipulation (40%)

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