Sapp Bros., Inc. Breach Incident Score: Analysis & Impact (SAP1766514002)

In this Rankiteo incident briefing, we review the Sapp Bros., Inc. breach identified under incident ID SAP1766514002.

The analysis begins with a detailed overview of Sapp Bros., Inc.'s information like the linkedin page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sapp-bros.-inc., the number of followers: 1742, the industry type: Truck Transportation and the number of employees: 303 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 751 and after the incident was 673 with a difference of -78 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 Sapp Bros., Inc. and their customers.

On 23 September 2025, Sapp Bros., Inc. disclosed Data Breach issues under the banner "Sapp Bros., Inc. Data Breach by Worldleaks".

Sapp Bros., Inc., a well-known operator of travel centers and a major petroleum distributor, experienced a significant data breach impacting employees and possibly customers.

The disruption is felt across the environment, affecting Sapp Bros. network, and exposing Personally identifiable information (PII), including full names, addresses, Social Security numbers, and driver’s license numbers, with nearly 16,292 records at risk.

In response, and began remediation that includes Secured systems, arranged free credit monitoring and identity protection services for affected individuals, and stakeholders are being briefed through Notification to affected individuals and disclosure to the Iowa Attorney General.

The case underscores how Ongoing (full extent of affected parties still being clarified), with advisories going out to stakeholders covering Affected individuals notified and advised to enroll in free credit monitoring and identity protection services until March 10, 2026.

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 exploiting network vulnerabilities before detection and External Remote Services (T1133) with moderate confidence (60%), supported by evidence indicating unauthorized actor accessed its network on August 25, 2025. Under the Credential Access tactic, the analysis identified Unsecured Credentials (T1552) with moderate confidence (50%), supported by evidence indicating exploiting network vulnerabilities (implied access to credentials). Under the Exfiltration tactic, the analysis identified Exfiltration Over C2 Channel (T1041) with high confidence (90%), supported by evidence indicating data exfiltration such as Yes (leaked on the dark web by Worldleaks) and Exfiltration Over Web Service (T1567) with moderate to high confidence (80%), supported by evidence indicating leaked the stolen data on the dark web via the Tor network. Under the Impact tactic, the analysis identified Data Encrypted for Impact (T1486) with lower confidence (30%), supported by evidence indicating no ransomware strain identified, but data exfiltration occurred and Data Manipulation: Stored Data Manipulation (T1565.001) with lower confidence (40%), supported by evidence indicating high risk of identity theft due to exposed PII. These correlations help security teams understand the attack chain and develop appropriate defensive measures based on the observed tactics and techniques.