Oracle Breach Incident Score: Analysis & Impact (ORA1385213111725)

In this Rankiteo incident briefing, we review the Oracle breach identified under incident ID ORA1385213111725.

The analysis begins with a detailed overview of Oracle's information like the linkedin page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/oracle, the number of followers: 10879759, the industry type: IT Services and IT Consulting and the number of employees: 190989 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 556 and after the incident was 494 with a difference of -62 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 Oracle and their customers.

On 14 November 2025, The Washington Post disclosed data breach and ransomware attack issues under the banner "Washington Post Data Breach via Oracle E-Business Suite Zero-Day Exploit by Clop Ransomware".

The Washington Post confirmed that information from 9,720 current and former employees and contractors was compromised as part of the widespread Oracle E-Business Suite zero-day attacks conducted by the Clop ransomware operation.

The disruption is felt across the environment, and exposing True, with nearly 9720 records at risk.

Formal response steps have not been shared publicly yet.

Overall, the incident is a reminder of why proactive monitoring and strong governance matter.

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 high confidence (95%), with evidence including zero-day vulnerability in Oracle’s E-Business Suite was exploited, and attack vector such as zero-day exploit (Oracle E-Business Suite). 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 (85%), with evidence including likely exfiltrated the data before encrypting systems, and data exfiltration such as true. Under the Impact tactic, the analysis identified Data Encrypted for Impact (T1486) with moderate to high confidence (80%), with evidence including clop ransomware group, and ransomware attack in type and Data Destruction (T1485) with moderate to high confidence (70%), with evidence including exposing personally identifiable data to malicious actors, and identity theft, financial fraud, and reputational damage. Under the Credential Access tactic, the analysis identified OS Credential Dumping: Cached Domain Credentials (T1003.005) with moderate to high confidence (75%), with evidence including compromised sensitive information of 9,720 current/former employees, and high-value targets such as employee data, contractor data. Under the Defense Evasion tactic, the analysis identified Indicator Removal: File Deletion (T1070.004) with moderate to high confidence (70%), with evidence including clop group, known for its double-extortion tactics, and full scope of the attack’s operational impact remains undisclosed. Under the Collection tactic, the analysis identified Data from Local System (T1005) with high confidence (90%), with evidence including exposure of employee records—including confidential corporate/personal details, and type of data compromised such as employee data, contractor data. These correlations help security teams understand the attack chain and develop appropriate defensive measures based on the observed tactics and techniques.