Challenge Overview

An organization hosting a web application recently detected suspicious activity in its log files. The security team suspects that an attacker exploited a vulnerability in the web server to gain unauthorized access and exfiltrate sensitive data. You have been provided with a forensic disk image (Web_App_Forensics.dd) containing logs, system artifacts, and potential traces left behind by the attacker.

While examining log files is part of the investigation, your scope extends beyond that. It includes tasks such as recovering deleted files, identifying file extension mismatches, and uncovering any other artifacts indicative of malicious activity.

What You Will Learn

  • Analyze a forensic disk image using Autopsy to investigate a compromised web server.
  • Examine Apache web server logs to identify suspicious activity and attack techniques.
  • Decode malicious payloads and trace attacker actions, including command execution and data exfiltration.
  • Recover deleted and carved files to uncover hidden forensic evidence.
  • Detect file extension mismatches and extract concealed content from disguised files.

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