The target: Apodis Pharma, a France based digital supply chain management company.
The take: 1.7 Terabytes of information including: 4,400 records of client, partner, and employee names. 17 million records of confidential sales data, prices, and order quantities between Apodis and their customers.
The attack vector: A publicly accessible Kibana dashboard was left unsecured and accessible to anyone with an internet connection. This Kibana dashboard gave access to the database, exposing all of the contained information inside.
Compromised management software can lead to a waterfall effect of exposures. Robust credential control around software which grants multiple levels of access is extremely critical to maintaining a firm’s security. This breach highlights the importance of the management of employee tools and how they are accessed, used, and secured, offering a stark reminder of how tightly managed access should be.