CASE STUDY

Investigation of Confidential Information Leak

ENG
Jurisdictions: Russia, USA.

Client: One of the world’s largest computer hardware manufacturers.

Situation:

An employee of the Client’s Moscow office, without notifying the security officer, installed a corporate network-attached storage (NAS) device at home and connected it to a static IP address. As a result, the NAS was subjected to multiple successful external attacks, leading to a leak of confidential information.

Our Solution:

CSI Group experts conducted a comprehensive forensic investigation of the incident:

  • Analyzed event and access logs.
  • Identified the dates, times, and user accounts used for unauthorized access.
  • Uploaded all available data from the NAS to the eDiscovery platform for further automated processing and classification based on confidentiality levels.
  • Reconstructed the scenario of unauthorized access and identified IP addresses from which the remote connections were made.
  • Evaluated the leaked data in terms of legally protected information: personal data, trade secrets of the company and its Clients, and other confidential content.

Result:

The detailed report prepared by CSI Group enabled the Client to avoid regulatory penalties and mitigate reputational damage.
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