Ransomware Recovery : How AKATI Sekurity’s Compromise Assessment Strengthened a Leading Telco’s Security

The Challenge

In the telecommunications industry, where vast network infrastructures support millions of users and sensitive customer data is constantly at risk, cyber resilience is non-negotiable. A leading telecommunications provider, despite its robust cybersecurity investments, fell victim to a sophisticated ransomware attack. The breach:

🔴 Compromised critical data repositories, raising concerns over data privacy.
🔴 Threatened service continuity, risking potential downtime for consumers and businesses.
🔴 Created operational and reputational risks, impacting regulatory compliance and customer trust.

Recognizing the urgency of the situation, the company engaged AKATI Sekurity to conduct a Compromise Assessment, identify vulnerabilities, and reinforce its cybersecurity defenses.

How AKATI Sekurity’s Compromise Assessment Helped the Client

Thorough Threat Analysis & Breach Impact Assessment

AKATI Sekurity deployed a detailed compromise assessment, integrating advanced digital forensics with a comprehensive review of the telco’s infrastructure. Utilizing the Compromise Assessment as a Service (CAaaS)model and proprietary tools, the team assessed the depth of infiltration, attacker foothold, and risk exposure.

Key Findings & Remediation Actions

🔹 Weak password protocols were identified as a primary security gap, enabling unauthorized access.
🔹 17 distinct Indicators of Compromise (IoCs) were uncovered, with 71% classified as critical, necessitating immediate intervention.
🔹 Backdoors and persistence mechanisms were detected, indicating potential long-term infiltration.

AKATI Sekurity delivered a structured remediation roadmap, prioritizing password policy enhancements, network segmentation, and malware eradication.

Strategic Framework Alignment

To ensure long-term security improvements, the IoCs were mapped to the MITRE ATT&CK framework, offering insights into:

✔ Potential attack techniques used against the telco.
✔ Threat actor behavior patterns to anticipate future intrusions.
✔ Defensive strategies to mitigate risks in line with industry best practices.

Conclusion

AKATI Sekurity’s rapid response and forensic expertise ensured that active threats were swiftly identified and neutralized, minimizing data loss and service disruption.

By addressing key vulnerabilities—particularly in authentication security—the telco was able to reinforce its cybersecurity posture, reducing the likelihood of future ransomware incidents.

Long-Term Impact:

✔ Enhanced password policies and access controls, eliminating a major attack vector.
✔ Greater cyber resilience, ensuring network infrastructure is fortified against evolving threats.
✔ Proactive security strategy, shifting from a reactive model to continuous cybersecurity improvement.

With AKATI Sekurity’s guidance, the telecommunications provider not only recovered from the ransomware attack but also strengthened its overall security foundation, ensuring business continuity, customer trust, and regulatory compliance in today’s rapidly evolving cyber threat landscape.