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The Kill Chain

A chronological reconstruction of the attack vectors used to compromise the target.

Impact Assessment

Financial LossEspionage (Not Ransomware)
Operational Impact18,000 Organizations Compromised
Day -90

Code Injection

Attackers inject 'Sunburst' malware into the build pipeline of SolarWinds Orion software.

Day 0

Update Distributed

Trojanized update is signed by a valid certificate and downloaded by 18,000 customers.

Day 14

Dormancy Ends

Malware wakes up and begins beaconing to C2 servers using steganography in DNS traffic.

Day 60

Hands-on-Keyboard

Attackers move laterally to AD FS servers to forge SAML tokens (Golden SAML).

Evidence Board

CONFIDENTIAL // EYES ONLY

RANSOM_NOTE.TXT

N/A (State Sponsored Espionage)

WALLET ADDRESS

N/A

SHA-256 HASH

32519b85c0b422e4656de6e6c41878e95fd95026267daab4215ee59c107d6c77

EXPLOITED VULNERABILITIES

Supply ChainGolden SAML
Retrospective Analysis

How We Would Have Stopped It

Mapping the specific security failures to RadiumFox's preventative services.

The Failure

Compromised Build Pipeline

The Solution

Implement code signing integrity checks and monitor build environments for anomalies.

Explore DevSecOps Implementation

The Failure

Golden SAML Attack

The Solution

Protect AD FS signing keys in an HSM and monitor for unusual SAML token usage.

Explore Cloud Security Assessment

The Failure

Egress Traffic Ignored

The Solution

Monitor DNS logs for low-and-slow beaconing patterns.

Explore Threat Hunting

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