Breach taxonomy
Summary
On February 6, 2024, SouthState Bank detected a cybersecurity incident and immediately activated its incident response and business continuity protocols. The company proactively isolated parts of its network to contain the unauthorized activity, causing some disruption to business processes. Banking operations continued throughout the incident in all material respects. A cybersecurity firm was engaged and banking regulators and law enforcement were notified. As of the filing date, no material impact on operations had been determined.
Tagging rationale
ThreatUnknown
Filing does not attribute the incident to any specific threat actor or category → UNKNOWN.
MethodsSystem Outage
Filing states unauthorized activity was detected and parts of the network were proactively isolated resulting in disruption; no specific attack method (ransomware, exfiltration, etc.) is disclosed.