Trinidad and Tobago
TTO
TSTT confirms Oct 9, 2023 security breach; internal private cloud availability affected and 6GB of data accessed
On 09/10/2023, Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago (TSTT) detected a security breach that, per the CEO, affected the availability of its internal virtual infrastructure/private cloud. The company later acknowledged that approximately 6GB of data had been accessed and posted online; independent reporting tied the leak to a RansomExx claim. The event caused operational disruption to TSTT’s internal infrastructure while the breach was investigated and contained.
55
Estimated severity
55 / 100
93
Source reliability
93 / 100
Approximate Date
09/10/2023
Targeted Company
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Targeted Company Supply Chain Impact
Distribution & Fulfillment
Procurement & Sourcing
Production & Manufacturing
Sales (Retail & Ecommerce)
Warehousing
Service Delivery
Unrecognized Impact
Supply Chain Relations
No information
Geographic Impact
Country Targeted Company
Other Affected Countries
No other affected countries reported
Target country
Trinidad and Tobago
Affected countries
Trinidad and Tobago
Impacted regions
National · Trinidad and Tobago
Operational Impact
Duration
No information
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Operational disruption
Affected sectors
Telecommunications
Affected departments
Information Technology
Attack Profile
Attack types
MalwareUnauthorized accessData exfiltration
Attributed threat actors
RANSOMEXX
Sources
Incident Sources
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