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2023_096

A company specializing in the field of defence and security is victim of a ransomware attack.

Day	Month	Year	Country	Activity	Incident Type
14	July	2023	Turkey	Defence	Virus/Ransomware

Summary

Reports have emerged that a ransomware group recently claimed to have attack an important defense company based in Turkey and specializing in high-tech products and subsystems for armed Forces and security forces.

If the claims are true, the breach could lead to the exposure of sensitive defense-related information, potentially including classified documents, proprietary technology, intellectual property, and even personally identifiable information (PII) of employees or clients.

Victim

Meteksan Defence Industry Inc

Claimed/Reported Threat Actor

Money Message

Origin

Cybercrime

Main impact

Availability

References

https://cybersoochna.com/money-message-ransomware-group-targets-meteksan-defence-industry-inc-in-turkey/

Recommendations to Defence to reduce Virus/Ransomware risks:

Map, understand, patch and secure your exposed assets on the Internet.
Implement email filtering systems to detect and block phishing emails.
Train your organisation, personnel regularly against these threats.
Install efficient Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) tools.
Work with your CSIRT organization to better understand the Tactics, Techniques and Procedures used by threat actors.
Monitor your IT and OT systems to quickly detect potential pre-ransomware activity.
Implement an efficient offline backup policy.
Encrypt all sensitive data to avoid further data leaks.

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