JLR Breach Incident Score: Analysis & Impact (JAG4432644111125)

In this Rankiteo incident briefing, we review the JLR breach identified under incident ID JAG4432644111125.

The analysis begins with a detailed overview of JLR's information like the linkedin page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tata-consultancy-services, the number of followers: 1298515, the industry type: Motor Vehicle Manufacturing and the number of employees: 41687 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 825 and after the incident was 825 with a difference of 0 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 JLR and their customers.

On 02 September 2024, Jaguar Land Rover disclosed Cyberattack and Ransomware (suspected) issues under the banner "Catastrophic Cyberattack on Jaguar Land Rover Disrupts U.K. GDP".

A cyberattack against British car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover, the U.K.’s largest automaker, caused a severe disruption in industrial production, leading to a 0.2% reduction in the country’s GDP growth.

The disruption is felt across the environment, affecting Production lines, Dealer systems and Supply chain management systems, and exposing None (publicly reported), with nearly 0 records at risk, plus an estimated financial loss of £1.9 billion ($2.5 billion).

In response, teams activated the incident response plan, and began remediation that includes Resuming manufacturing after ~4 weeks, and stakeholders are being briefed through Public acknowledgment on 2024-09-02 and No further details provided.

The case underscores how Ongoing (specifics unclear as of 2024-10-03), with advisories going out to stakeholders covering Public acknowledgment of disruption (2024-09-02).

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%), with evidence including high value targets such as Industrial production systems, Dealer networks, and no explicit vector but production/dealer systems disrupted (common ransomware entry) and Valid Accounts (T1078) with moderate confidence (60%), supported by evidence indicating high_value_targets implies potential abuse of legitimate credentials for industrial systems. Under the Impact tactic, the analysis identified Data Encrypted for Impact (T1486) with high confidence (95%), with evidence including ransomware suspected with production halt for weeks, and data encryption such as Suspected (based on operational disruption) and Defacement: Internal Data (T1491.002) with moderate to high confidence (70%), supported by evidence indicating paralyzed industrial production suggests system defacement/lockout. Under the Lateral Movement tactic, the analysis identified Remote Services: Remote Desktop Protocol (T1021.001) with moderate confidence (50%), supported by evidence indicating dealer systems and supply chain management systems affected implies internal spread. Under the Defense Evasion tactic, the analysis identified Indicator Removal: File Deletion (T1070.004) with moderate confidence (60%), supported by evidence indicating resuming manufacturing after ~4 weeks suggests cleanup/delay tactics. Under the Command and Control tactic, the analysis identified Encrypted Channel: Symmetric Cryptography (T1573.001) with moderate to high confidence (70%), supported by evidence indicating ransomware typically uses C2 for key negotiation; no data exfiltration reported but encryption implied. These correlations help security teams understand the attack chain and develop appropriate defensive measures based on the observed tactics and techniques.