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On 2026-07-30
by Kynan Jones, Incident Responder @ Airbus Protect
Cybersecurity

What the Shell? Accelerating Incident Response: Letting the Malware do the work for you

What the Shell? Accelerating Incident Response: Letting the Malware do the work for you
Intrusion Context Last month, Airbus Protect’s CSIRT responded to an intrusion targeting a vulnerable, internet-facing Windows Server. What began as typical automated scanning quickly transitioned into a targeted attack utilising tools such as SQLMap and vulnerability scanners. By leveraging a flurry of SQL injection attacks, the threat actor successfully enabled xp_cmdshell which facilitated remote code [...]
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