Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget Breach Incident Score: Analysis & Impact (MIC4203542111425)

In this Rankiteo incident briefing, we review the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget breach identified under incident ID MIC4203542111425.

The analysis begins with a detailed overview of Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget's information like the linkedin page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/michigandtmb, the number of followers: 10284, the industry type: Government Administration and the number of employees: 1471 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 765 and after the incident was 693 with a difference of -72 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 Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget and their customers.

Michigan State Government recently reported "Michigan Bipartisan Data Breach Legislation and Accountability Measures", a noteworthy cybersecurity incident.

A bipartisan bill package in Michigan aims to enforce stronger safeguards for companies handling personal data, mandating investigations and consumer notifications in case of security breaches.

Impact assessments are still underway, so the full scope is not yet clear.

In response, and stakeholders are being briefed through Public announcements via legislative updates, media outreach, and stakeholder engagement to raise awareness about the bills and their benefits.

The case underscores how Legislative (bills passed in Senate, stalled in House). No active incident investigation; focus is on preventive policy, teams are taking away lessons such as Proactive legislative measures are critical to mitigating identity theft risks and holding corporations accountable for data breaches. Bipartisan support is achievable for consumer protection initiatives, though political stalling (e.g., in the House) can delay progress, and recommending next steps like Pass the stalled bipartisan bills in the Michigan House to enforce stronger data safeguards and breach notifications, Empower the Attorney General’s office with tools to investigate breaches and penalize violators and Engage stakeholders (community members, subject-matter experts) to refine and advance consumer protection policies, with advisories going out to stakeholders covering Community members, advocacy organizations, healthcare providers, and educational institutions testified on the impacts of federal cuts (OBBBA) and the need for state-level data protections.

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 Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190) with moderate to high confidence (70%), supported by evidence indicating attackers could exploit unsecured databases, leading to large-scale leaks of personal or financial data and Valid Accounts (T1078) with moderate confidence (60%), supported by evidence indicating systemic vulnerabilities in consumer data protection... lack of enforcement mechanisms leaves consumers vulnerable. Under the Credential Access tactic, the analysis identified Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files (T1552.001) with moderate to high confidence (70%), supported by evidence indicating exploit unsecured databases... sensitive information like financial records, Social Security numbers. Under the Collection tactic, the analysis identified Data from Local System (T1005) with moderate to high confidence (80%), supported by evidence indicating large-scale leaks of personal or financial data... Medicaid, SNAP recipients data. Under the Exfiltration tactic, the analysis identified Exfiltration Over Alternative Protocol: Exfiltration Over Unencrypted/Obfuscated Non-C2 Protocol (T1048.003) with moderate to high confidence (70%), supported by evidence indicating potential for mass data leaks affecting thousands... systemic failures in accountability. Under the Impact tactic, the analysis identified Data Encrypted for Impact (T1486) with moderate confidence (50%), supported by evidence indicating severe reputational, financial, and operational consequences... elevated risk of attacks and Resource Hijacking (T1496) with moderate confidence (50%), supported by evidence indicating targeting government-held citizen data (e.g., Medicaid, SNAP recipients). These correlations help security teams understand the attack chain and develop appropriate defensive measures based on the observed tactics and techniques.