Post-Incident Forensic Agent

Case #INC-2023-1567 | APT Investigation

Case Overview

Affected Systems
12
3 critical, 5 high priority
Evidence Items
247
32 memory dumps, 45 log files
Collection Progress
78%
3 jobs remaining
IoC Matches
14
5 confirmed malicious

Recent Collection Jobs

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Job ID Target System Scope Status Progress Actions
JOB-2023-567 SRV-DB-01 (192.168.1.45) Memory, Logs, Registry Completed
JOB-2023-568 WS-JDOE-07 (192.168.1.78) Full disk image In Progress
JOB-2023-569 FW-MAIN (192.168.1.1) Network captures, Logs Pending

New Evidence Collection

Select all systems requiring forensic collection

Capture volatile memory for analysis of running processes

Create forensic copy of storage media (bit-for-bit)

Collect event logs, application logs, and system logs

PCAP files and network connection information

System and user registry hives for configuration analysis

History, cookies, downloads and cache from web browsers

Define the timeframe for evidence collection (UTC)

Collect system state information from before the incident for comparison

Credentials will be encrypted with AES-256 and access-controlled

Collection Summary

Target Systems
  • SRV-DB-01 (192.168.1.45)
  • WS-JDOE-07 (192.168.1.78)
  • FW-MAIN (192.168.1.1)
Evidence Types
  • Memory Dump
  • System Logs
  • Network Captures
  • Registry Hives
Timeframe

2023-06-15 14:30 UTC to 2023-06-16 08:45 UTC

+7 days pre-incident baseline

Authentication

Domain Administrator (admin@corp.local)

Credentials will be stored securely

Incident Timeline

Initial Compromise

Spear phishing email delivered to jdoe@corp.local with malicious attachment

High Confidence Email WS-JDOE-07

Malware Execution

Malicious payload executed, establishing C2 connection to 185.143.223.67

Medium Confidence Process Network

Lateral Movement

RDP connection established from WS-JDOE-07 to SRV-DB-01 using compromised credentials

High Confidence Authentication Network

Data Exfiltration

Large volume of database records transferred to external IP via encrypted channel

Medium Confidence Network SRV-DB-01

Containment Initiated

Security team isolated affected systems and began forensic collection

Confirmed Response