Ransomware Kill Chain

Automated ransomware toolkit detected attempting execution on a compromised EC2 instance via exploited Apache Struts vulnerability (CVE-2024-53677). The CIE identified the attack pattern matching BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware within 8ms. Immediate containment measures included network isolation of the affected instance, canary token detonation across adjacent file shares, and deployment of a deceptive encryption target. The ransomware binary was captured and detonated in a sandboxed environment for IOC extraction. All predicted paths to domain controller have been severed.