Mercedes-Benz Group AG Breach Incident Score: Analysis & Impact (MER1766433596)

In this Rankiteo incident briefing, we review the Mercedes-Benz Group AG breach identified under incident ID MER1766433596.

The analysis begins with a detailed overview of Mercedes-Benz Group AG's information like the linkedin page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mercedes-benz-group-ag, the number of followers: 0, the industry type: Motor Vehicle Manufacturing and the number of employees: 2032 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 830 and after the incident was 835 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 Mercedes-Benz Group AG and their customers.

On 02 October 2023, Mercedes-Benz disclosed Regulatory Violation issues under the banner "Mercedes-Benz Emissions-Rigging Software Settlement".

Mercedes-Benz agreed to pay $120 million to multiple U.S.

The disruption is felt across the environment, affecting Vehicle emissions software, plus an estimated financial loss of $120 million.

In response, and began remediation that includes Retrofit program for affected vehicles with approved emissions software.

The case underscores how Resolved.

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 Defense Evasion tactic, the analysis identified Impair Defenses: Disable or Modify Tools (T1562.001) with moderate to high confidence (80%), with evidence including emissions-rigging software in its BlueTEC diesel vehicles, and retrofit program to update affected vehicles with approved emissions software. Under the Impact tactic, the analysis identified Endpoint Denial of Service: Application or System Exploitation (T1499.004) with moderate to high confidence (70%), supported by evidence indicating emissions software manipulation affecting vehicle compliance. These correlations help security teams understand the attack chain and develop appropriate defensive measures based on the observed tactics and techniques.