https://xss3cut10n3r.com/tags/forensics/Recent content in Forensics on XSS3cut10n3rHugoen-USSat, 03 Oct 2026 00:01:00 +0100https://xss3cut10n3r.com/posts/nsa-codebreaker-2025-task-1/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:01:00 +0100https://xss3cut10n3r.com/posts/nsa-codebreaker-2025-task-1/<p><a href="https://xss3cut10n3r.com/posts/nsa-codebreaker-2025/">← Series overview</a></p> <h2 id="task-1---getting-started-forensics">Task 1 - Getting Started (Forensics)</h2> <blockquote> <p>You arrive on site and immediately get to work. The DAFIN-SOC team quickly briefs you on the situation. They have noticed numerous anomalous behaviors, such as: tools randomly failing tests and anti-virus flagging on seemingly clean workstations. They have narrowed in on one machine they would like NSA to thoroughly evaluate.</p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p>They have provided a zipped EXT2 image from this development machine. Help DAFIN-SOC perform a forensic analysis on this - looking for any suspicious artifacts.</p>