Ransomware

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πŸ“… 2024-06-18 🏒 CDK Global Dealer Management System 🦠 BlackSuit
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Incident Details

BlackSuit ransomware (linked to Royal/Conti lineage) attacked CDK Global June 18 2024, disrupting dealer management systems for ~15,000 US auto dealerships. CDK suffered second attack during recovery attempt. Systems offline for ~2 weeks. CDK paid ~$25M ransom (387 BTC confirmed on chain June 21). Initial demand was $10M, reportedly raised to $50M+. Collective estimated impact to dealerships >$1B (Anderson Economic Group). Systems progressively restored June 28-July 4. Customer PII and financial data potentially exposed.

Technical Details

Initial Attack Vector
CWE-1391: Use of Weak Credentials (social engineering; exact initial vector not fully disclosed)
Vendor / Product
CDK Global Dealer Management System
Malware Family
BlackSuit

Timeline

  1. 2024-06-18 Breach occurred
  2. 2024-06-19 Publicly disclosed
  3. 2024-06-19 Customers notified