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Incident Score: Analysis & Impact (NEP1764771321)

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Rankiteo Score Impact Analysis

Rankiteo Incident Impact-198
Company Score Before Incident762 / 1000
Company Score After Incident564 / 1000
Company LinkView Nephrology Associates, P.C. Profile
INCIDENT NUMBERNEP1764771321
Type of Cyber IncidentRansomware
ATTACK VECTORRansomware
DATA EXPOSEDPersonal and protected health information
INCIDENT DATE31/12/2023
STATUSSettled

Key Highlights From The Incident Analysis

  • Timeline of Nephrology Associates, P.C.'s Ransomware 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 Nephrology Associates, P.C. 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 Nephrology Associates, P.C. breach identified under incident ID NEP1764771321.

The analysis begins with a detailed overview of Nephrology Associates, P.C.'s information like the linkedin page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nephtn, the number of followers: 622, the industry type: Hospitals and Health Care and the number of employees: 113 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 762 and after the incident was 564 with a difference of -198 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 Nephrology Associates, P.C. and their customers.

Hypertension Nephrology Associates, P.C. (HNA) recently reported "Hypertension Nephrology Associates, P.C. Data Breach Settlement", a noteworthy cybersecurity incident.

Hypertension Nephrology Associates P.C.

The disruption is felt across the environment, and exposing Personal and protected health information, with nearly 39,491 records at risk, plus an estimated financial loss of $625,000 (settlement amount).

In response, and stakeholders are being briefed through Notices sent to affected patients.

The case underscores how Settled, with advisories going out to stakeholders covering Notices sent to affected patients regarding eligibility for settlement claims.

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 (60%), supported by evidence indicating ransomware attack with no specific vector disclosed and Valid Accounts (T1078) with moderate to high confidence (70%), supported by evidence indicating healthcare provider likely had privileged accounts targeted. Under the Impact tactic, the analysis identified Data Encrypted for Impact (T1486) with high confidence (90%), supported by evidence indicating ransomware attack explicitly mentioned. Under the Exfiltration tactic, the analysis identified Exfiltration Over Alternative Protocol (T1048) with moderate to high confidence (80%), supported by evidence indicating personal and protected health information compromised and Automated Exfiltration (T1020) with moderate to high confidence (70%), supported by evidence indicating 39,491 records exposed, likely automated. Under the Credential Access tactic, the analysis identified Brute Force (T1110) with moderate confidence (60%), supported by evidence indicating no specific details, but common in ransomware attacks and Unsecured Credentials: Cloud Secrets (T1552.006) with moderate confidence (50%), supported by evidence indicating healthcare provider may have exposed credentials. Under the Defense Evasion tactic, the analysis identified Obfuscated Files or Information (T1027) with moderate to high confidence (70%), supported by evidence indicating ransomware often uses encryption/obfuscation and Impair Defenses: Disable or Modify Tools (T1562.001) with moderate confidence (60%), supported by evidence indicating common ransomware tactic to evade detection. These correlations help security teams understand the attack chain and develop appropriate defensive measures based on the observed tactics and techniques.

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