Incident Score: Analysis & Impact (INS1778611437)

In this Rankiteo incident briefing, we review the Instructure breach identified under incident ID INS1778611437.

The analysis begins with a detailed overview of Instructure's information like the linkedin page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/instructure-inc-, the number of followers: 79694, the industry type: E-Learning Providers and the number of employees: 2172 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 100 and after the incident was 100 with a difference of 0 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 Instructure and their customers.

Instructure (Canvas) recently reported "Instructure Strikes Deal with Hackers to Delete Stolen Canvas Data Amid Finals Chaos", a noteworthy cybersecurity incident.

Instructure, the parent company of the widely used online learning platform Canvas, announced it had reached an agreement with hackers to delete data stolen in a recent cyberattack that disrupted students and faculty during critical exam periods.

The disruption is felt across the environment, affecting Canvas online learning platform, and exposing Student ID numbers, email addresses, names, Canvas platform messages, with nearly 275 million individuals records at risk.

In response, moved swiftly to contain the threat with measures like Temporary takedown of Canvas platform, and began remediation that includes Forensic analysis, system strengthening, breach scope review, and stakeholders are being briefed through Online post announcing agreement with hackers.

The case underscores how Ongoing (forensic analysis in progress), teams are taking away lessons such as Vulnerability of educational platforms during high-stakes academic periods; importance of mitigating data exposure risks even without ransom payment confirmation, and recommending next steps like Strengthen cybersecurity measures for educational platforms, conduct regular forensic analyses, and enhance incident response plans to minimize disruptions during critical periods, with advisories going out to stakeholders covering Announcement of agreement with hackers to delete stolen data.

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.