Orange Madagascar Breach Incident Score: Analysis & Impact (ORA1765576841)

In this Rankiteo incident briefing, we review the Orange Madagascar breach identified under incident ID ORA1765576841.

The analysis begins with a detailed overview of Orange Madagascar's information like the linkedin page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/orange-madagascar, the number of followers: 43789, the industry type: Telecommunications and the number of employees: 888 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 758 and after the incident was 644 with a difference of -114 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 Orange Madagascar and their customers.

Orange S.A. recently reported "DroidLock Android Malware Incident", a noteworthy cybersecurity incident.

A new Android malware dubbed 'DroidLock' locks device screens and demands ransom to prevent data deletion.

The disruption is felt across the environment, affecting Android devices, and exposing Screen activity, credentials, MFA codes, device unlock patterns, SMS, call logs, contacts, audio.

In response, and began remediation that includes Google has updated protections for up-to-date Android devices.

The case underscores how Ongoing (findings shared with Google), and recommending next steps like Avoid installing apps from unknown sources, revoke unnecessary permissions, keep devices updated, and monitor for suspicious activity.

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 Phishing (T1566) with high confidence (95%), supported by evidence indicating campaign primarily targeted Spanish Android users through phishing sites and Phishing: Spearphishing Link (T1566.001) with high confidence (90%), supported by evidence indicating phishing sites, with attackers impersonating Orange S.A.. Under the Execution tactic, the analysis identified Download New Code at Runtime (T1407) with moderate to high confidence (85%), supported by evidence indicating dropper that prompts users to enable unknown app installations, followed by a secondary payload and Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism (T1626) with high confidence (90%), supported by evidence indicating exploits accessibility permissions to automate further malicious actions. Under the Persistence tactic, the analysis identified Create or Modify System Process: Windows Service (T1543.003) with moderate to high confidence (70%), supported by evidence indicating malware operates as a persistent foreground service and Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder (T1547.001) with moderate to high confidence (75%), supported by evidence indicating device Admin and Accessibility Services permissions enable persistence. Under the Privilege Escalation tactic, the analysis identified Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism: Sudo and Sudo Caching (T1548.003) with moderate to high confidence (80%), supported by evidence indicating exploits Device Admin and Accessibility Services permissions. Under the Defense Evasion tactic, the analysis identified Impair Defenses: Disable or Modify Tools (T1562.001) with moderate to high confidence (85%), supported by evidence indicating deceptive system update screens to trick victims into granting critical permissions and Debugger Evasion (T1622) with moderate to high confidence (70%), supported by evidence indicating fake update screen to prevent users from interrupting its operations. Under the Credential Access tactic, the analysis identified Modify Authentication Process: Multi-Factor Authentication (T1556.003) with high confidence (90%), supported by evidence indicating intercepts one-time passwords (OTPs) and MFA codes, Multi-Factor Authentication Request Generation (T1621) with moderate to high confidence (85%), supported by evidence indicating captures screen activity via MediaProjection and VirtualDisplay, and Credentials from Password Stores: Credentials from Web Browsers (T1555.003) with moderate to high confidence (80%), supported by evidence indicating potentially exposing credentials, MFA codes, and other sensitive information. Under the Collection tactic, the analysis identified Screen Capture (T1113) with high confidence (95%), supported by evidence indicating capturing screen activity via MediaProjection and VirtualDisplay, Audio Capture (T1123) with moderate to high confidence (80%), supported by evidence indicating data compromised includes audio, Video Capture (T1125) with moderate to high confidence (75%), supported by evidence indicating capturing screen activity via MediaProjection and VirtualDisplay, and Protected User Data (T1636) with high confidence (90%), supported by evidence indicating unauthorized access to SMS, call logs, and contacts. Under the Command and Control tactic, the analysis identified Application Layer Protocol: Web Protocols (T1071.001) with moderate to high confidence (85%), supported by evidence indicating transmitting the data to a command-and-control (C2) server. Under the Exfiltration tactic, the analysis identified Exfiltration Over C2 Channel (T1041) with high confidence (90%), supported by evidence indicating transmitting the data to a command-and-control (C2) server. Under the Impact tactic, the analysis identified Data Encrypted for Impact (T1486) with moderate to high confidence (70%), supported by evidence indicating demands ransom payments, and executing full device takeovers, Service Stop (T1489) with moderate to high confidence (80%), supported by evidence indicating locking device screens, demanding ransom payments, Account Access Removal (T1531) with moderate to high confidence (85%), supported by evidence indicating alters PINs, wipes data, and remotely controls infected devices, and Inhibit System Recovery (T1490) with moderate to high confidence (80%), supported by evidence indicating factory resets, device locking, and PIN changes. These correlations help security teams understand the attack chain and develop appropriate defensive measures based on the observed tactics and techniques.