{"id":342,"date":"2023-03-15T13:11:17","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T18:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kentprotect.com\/?p=342"},"modified":"2023-03-15T13:35:26","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T18:35:26","slug":"snap-on-allegedly-hacked-by-conti-ransomware-group-results-in-class-action-lawsuit-and-settlement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kentprotect.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/15\/snap-on-allegedly-hacked-by-conti-ransomware-group-results-in-class-action-lawsuit-and-settlement\/","title":{"rendered":"Snap-on allegedly hacked by Conti ransomware group, results in class-action lawsuit and settlement"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(image source: Snap-on, n.d.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>One-sentence summary: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Snap-on was allegedly hacked in 2022 by Conti, and almost 1GB of sensitive data was breached. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Who was involved?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Snap-on, Inc. and the Conti ransomware group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What was the timeline?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">March 1, 2022: Breach starts by Conti ransomware group<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">March 3, 2022: Breach ends by the Conti ransomware group<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">April 7, 2022: Snap-on notifies the California Attorney General of the breach (and, presumably, breach victims)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">June 15, 2022: Class-action lawsuit is filed against Snap-on in a U.S. District Court, Wisconsin Eastern District (Unicourt, 2022). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">March 14, 2023: Class-action lawsuit is settled. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What occurred?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Conti allegedly breached Snap-on in March 2022 and was able to exfiltrate almost 1GB of sensitive data before being detected by Snap-on (Abrams, 2022, paras. 9-14). Data breached primarily affected employees and a &#8220;franchisee,&#8221; and included: &#8220;names, Social Security, Numbers, dates of birth, and employee identification numbers&#8221; (Snap-on, 2022, p. 1). This resulted in a class-action lawsuit and settlement of up to $3,250 per claimant (Top Class Actions, 2023). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Estimated costs:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Associated incident response costs, &#8220;leading external forensics firm,&#8221; IDX 24-month identity services, class action settlement of up to $3,250 per claimant<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Involved laws: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">California: CCPA and Cal. Civ. Code \u00a7 1798.29(a)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Root cause: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">N\/A or TBA (see disclaimer)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Lessons learned: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">N\/A or TBA (see disclaimer)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sources: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Abrams, L. (2022, April 8). <em>Snap-on discloses data breach claimed by Conti ransomware gang<\/em>. BleepingComputer. Retrieved March 15, 2023, from https:\/\/www.bleepingcomputer.com\/news\/security\/snap-on-discloses-data-breach-claimed-by-conti-ransomware-gang\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Snap-on. (n.d.). <em>png-clipart-snap-on-incorporated-snapon-tools-pvt-ltd-snap-on-diagnostics-others-miscellaneous-angle.png<\/em>. PNG EGG. https:\/\/e7.pngegg.com\/pngimages\/1005\/666\/png-clipart-snap-on-incorporated-snapon-tools-pvt-ltd-snap-on-diagnostics-others-miscellaneous-angle.png<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Snap-on. (2022). NOTIFICATION OF DATA BREACH. In <em>Search Data Security Breaches<\/em>. State of California Department of Justice Office of the Attorney General. Retrieved March 15, 2023, from https:\/\/oag.ca.gov\/system\/files\/US%20Notice%20.pdf<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Top Class Actions. (2023, March 14). <em>Snap-on data breach class action settlement &#8211; Top Class Actions<\/em>. Retrieved March 15, 2023, from https:\/\/topclassactions.com\/lawsuit-settlements\/open-lawsuit-settlements\/snap-on-data-breach-class-action-settlement\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unicourt. (2022, August 14). <em>Carmack v. Snap-On Inc<\/em>. UniCourt. Retrieved March 15, 2023, from https:\/\/unicourt.com\/case\/pc-db5-carmack-v-snap-on-inc-1221568?init_S=csup_ltst<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Commentary<\/strong>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Snap-on has not disclosed the number of employees affected (or I could not locate this information). 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