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Incident Score: Analysis & Impact (THE1779675839)

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Rankiteo Incident Impact-99
Company Score Before Incident752 / 1000
Company Score After Incident653 / 1000
Company LinkView The Adviser Magazine Profile
INCIDENT NUMBERTHE1779675839
Type of Cyber IncidentRansomware
ATTACK VECTORExploitation of Microsoft Windows CLFS Driver Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (CVE-2023-28252)
DATA EXPOSED350GB of data allegedly exfiltrated
INCIDENT DATE20/05/2026
STATUSpublished

Key Highlights From The Incident Analysis

  • Timeline of The Adviser Magazine's Ransomware and lateral movement inside company's environment.
  • Overview of affected data sets, including SSNs and PHI, and why they materially increase incident severity.
  • How Rankiteo’s incident engine converts technical details into a normalized incident score.
  • How this cyber incident impacts The Adviser Magazine Rankiteo cyber scoring and cyber rating.
  • Rankiteo’s MITRE ATT&CK correlation analysis for this incident, with associated confidence level.

Full Incident Analysis Transcript

In this Rankiteo incident briefing, we review the The Adviser Magazine breach identified under incident ID THE1779675839.

The analysis begins with a detailed overview of The Adviser Magazine's information like the linkedin page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-adviser-magazine, the number of followers: 15710, the industry type: Media and Telecommunications and the number of employees: 6 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 752 and after the incident was 653 with a difference of -99 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 The Adviser Magazine and their customers.

On 21 May 2024, The Adviser disclosed Ransomware issues under the banner "Brain Cipher Ransomware Attack on The Adviser".

The Brain Cipher ransomware group claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on *The Adviser*, a regional newspaper and media outlet based in Shepparton, Victoria.

The disruption is felt across the environment, and exposing 350GB of data allegedly exfiltrated.

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.

MITRE ATT&CK® Correlation Analysis

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 (80%), supported by evidence indicating exploitation of Microsoft Windows CLFS Driver Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (CVE-2023-28252). Under the Privilege Escalation tactic, the analysis identified Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068) with high confidence (90%), supported by evidence indicating cVE-2023-28252 (Windows CLFS Driver Privilege Escalation Vulnerability). Under the Defense Evasion tactic, the analysis identified Obfuscated Files or Information (T1027) with moderate to high confidence (70%), supported by evidence indicating brain Cipher deploys a variant of the LockBit ransomware. Under the Credential Access tactic, the analysis identified OS Credential Dumping (T1003) with moderate confidence (60%), supported by evidence indicating exploitation of privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2023-28252). Under the Discovery tactic, the analysis identified File and Directory Discovery (T1083) with moderate to high confidence (70%), supported by evidence indicating 350GB of data allegedly exfiltrated. Under the Collection tactic, the analysis identified Data from Local System (T1005) with moderate to high confidence (80%), supported by evidence indicating 350GB of data allegedly exfiltrated from the outlet. Under the Exfiltration tactic, the analysis identified Exfiltration Over C2 Channel (T1041) with high confidence (90%), supported by evidence indicating 350GB of data allegedly exfiltrated; ransom deadline set. Under the Impact tactic, the analysis identified Data Encrypted for Impact (T1486) with moderate to high confidence (80%), supported by evidence indicating brain Cipher deploys a variant of the LockBit ransomware. These correlations help security teams understand the attack chain and develop appropriate defensive measures based on the observed tactics and techniques.

Initial Access
Exploit Public-Facing Application (80%)
Privilege Escalation
Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (90%)
Defense Evasion
Obfuscated Files or Information (70%)
Credential Access
OS Credential Dumping (60%)
Discovery
File and Directory Discovery (70%)
Collection
Data from Local System (80%)
Exfiltration
Exfiltration Over C2 Channel (90%)
Impact
Data Encrypted for Impact (80%)

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