IDC Spotlight Paper on the Critical Category of Data Mining and AI-Disrupted Incident Response
IDC Spotlight Paper on the Critical Category of Data Mining and AI-Disrupted Incident Response
A global manufacturing company operating in over 40 countries was hit with a ransomware attack. The breach compromised 21 internal servers and led to the exfiltration of 1.3TB of sensitive data. The threat actor issued a five-day deadline to pay or face public exposure of the stolen files. With significant regulatory exposure under HIPAA, GDPR, and various U.S. privacy laws, the company’s legal team turned to ACTFORE for immediate help.
ACTFORE rapidly deployed its AI-powered data mining platform in a secure Azure environment, scanning and indexing nearly 900,000 files across 21 servers. Within 24 hours, the team surfaced responsive patterns tied to 17 critical data elements—including national IDs, health insurance records, and financial information. In just five business days, ACTFORE identified over 206,000 sensitive files impacting 120,000 individuals.
Working around the clock, ACTFORE delivered a complete, defensible report within nine days of engagement just ahead of the extended ransom deadline.
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