The Target: Wiseasy, an Android based digital payments company.
The Take: Exposure of payment information, system admin credentials, plain-text passwords for WiFi networks the app was connected to, and client personal information including: names, phone numbers, email addresses.
The Vector: Compromised employee credentials were sold on the dark web, allowing the attackers to login and act as legitimate users to make configuration changes and view sensitive information.
As Wiseasy had no multi-factor authentication set up on employee accounts, the exposed credentials let attackers fully access their internal systems and perform actions with every permission the breached accounts had access to. This security lapse is a stark reminder of the importance of having proper multi-factor authentication enforced on any and all accounts that have access to critical internal services.