JLR Breach Incident Score: Analysis & Impact (JAG2492124111725)

In this Rankiteo incident briefing, we review the JLR breach identified under incident ID JAG2492124111725.

The analysis begins with a detailed overview of JLR's information like the linkedin page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tatasteelltd, 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 801 and after the incident was 801 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.

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) recently reported "Jaguar Land Rover Cyberattack and Financial Loss", a noteworthy cybersecurity incident.

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), a British luxury automotive manufacturer, suffered a significant cyberattack earlier in 2023, resulting in a £196 million ($220 million) financial loss.

The disruption is felt across the environment, affecting Back-office systems, Communications channels and IT services, plus an estimated financial loss of £196 million ($220 million).

In response, teams activated the incident response plan, and began remediation that includes Restoration of IT services and Recovery operations, while recovery efforts such as Systems back online continue.

The case underscores how Completed (recovery operations finalized), teams are taking away lessons such as Cyberattacks can have devastating financial and operational impacts beyond technical remediation, Third-party supply chain vulnerabilities pose significant risks and Manufacturers in high-value, just-in-time production environments are prime targets for ransomware, and recommending next steps like Improve incident response preparedness and rapid containment protocols, Enhance visibility of third-party IT infrastructure with rigorous auditing and Deploy continuous threat detection using EDR and XDR systems.

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 Supply Chain Compromise: Compromise Software Dependencies and Development Tools (T1195.002) with high confidence (95%), with evidence including third-party supplier (Tata Consultancy Services) as entry point, and lockBit ransomware (suspected) via TCS supply chain and Trusted Relationship (T1199) with high confidence (90%), supported by evidence indicating key supplier to JLR (TCS) exploited for initial access. Under the Impact tactic, the analysis identified Data Encrypted for Impact (T1486) with high confidence (95%), with evidence including ransomware attack (likely LockBit) disrupting back-office systems, and manufacturing delays and process inefficiencies and Endpoint Denial of Service: Application or System Exploitation (T1499.004) with moderate to high confidence (85%), with evidence including reliance on manual operations due to IT system disruption, and iT restoration required post-attack. Under the Lateral Movement tactic, the analysis identified Remote Services: Remote Desktop Protocol (T1021.001) with moderate to high confidence (70%), supported by evidence indicating supply chain communications and back-office systems impacted (implies internal spread). Under the Defense Evasion tactic, the analysis identified Indicator Removal: File Deletion (T1070.004) with moderate to high confidence (75%), supported by evidence indicating lockBit ransomware (known for anti-forensic techniques). Under the Command and Control tactic, the analysis identified Ingress Tool Transfer (T1105) with moderate to high confidence (70%), supported by evidence indicating ransomware attack implies payload delivery via C2 infrastructure. These correlations help security teams understand the attack chain and develop appropriate defensive measures based on the observed tactics and techniques.