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Incident Score: Analysis & Impact (JAP1780792210)

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Rankiteo Score Impact Analysis

Rankiteo Incident Impact-15
Company Score Before Incident776 / 1000
Company Score After Incident761 / 1000
INCIDENT NUMBERJAP1780792210
Type of Cyber IncidentCyber Attack
ATTACK VECTORNA
DATA EXPOSEDNA
INCIDENT DATE26/12/2024
STATUSCause and scope identified

Key Highlights From The Incident Analysis

  • Timeline of Japan Airlines's Cyber Attack 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 Japan Airlines 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 Japan Airlines breach identified under incident ID JAP1780792210.

The analysis begins with a detailed overview of Japan Airlines's information like the linkedin page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/japan-airlines, the number of followers: 156822, the industry type: Airlines and Aviation and the number of employees: 3577 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 776 and after the incident was 761 with a difference of -15 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 Japan Airlines and their customers.

On 30 November 2023, Japan Airlines (JAL) disclosed Cyber Attack issues under the banner "Japan Airlines Cyber Attack Causes Flight Delays".

Japan Airlines (JAL) confirmed it had fully restored its systems following a cyber attack that disrupted operations, leading to temporary flight delays at multiple Japanese airports.

The disruption is felt across the environment, affecting Ticketing systems, flight operations.

In response, teams activated the incident response plan, moved swiftly to contain the threat with measures like Shut down malfunctioning router, suspended same-day ticket sales, and began remediation that includes Systems fully restored.

The case underscores how Cause and scope identified.

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 Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190) with moderate confidence (50%), supported by evidence indicating cyber attack disrupted operations...shut down a malfunctioning router and Supply Chain Compromise (T1195) with lower confidence (30%), supported by evidence indicating growing list of cyber threats targeting major Japanese organizations. Under the Impact tactic, the analysis identified Endpoint Denial of Service (T1499) with moderate to high confidence (80%), supported by evidence indicating shut down a malfunctioning router...flight delays at multiple airports and Service Stop (T1489) with moderate to high confidence (70%), supported by evidence indicating suspended ticket sales for flights departing the same day. Under the Defense Evasion tactic, the analysis identified Impair Defenses: Disable or Modify Tools (T1562.001) with moderate confidence (60%), supported by evidence indicating shut down a malfunctioning router to contain the issue. These correlations help security teams understand the attack chain and develop appropriate defensive measures based on the observed tactics and techniques.

Initial Access
Exploit Public-Facing Application (50%)
Supply Chain Compromise (30%)
Impact
Endpoint Denial of Service (80%)
Service Stop (70%)
Defense Evasion
Impair Defenses: Disable or Modify Tools (60%)

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