Compressed memory store 104 -> 71 files via four passes: - Syncro: 19 scattered feedback_syncro_* files merged into 3 rule files (api/billing/workflow) + an on-demand feedback_syncro_history.md for incident detail, quotes, and tech/product ID tables. - Four near-duplicate merges: Howard paste-safety, Pluto build server, Howard backend deferral, IX server access (ssh+tailscale). - Per-cluster rule/state/history split applied to GuruConnect (2->1), Dataforth (3->2), Cascades (7->3), GuruRMM (13->3). - New reference_resource_map.md: single auto-loaded cheatsheet for "do I have access to X and how do I connect from this machine?" - MEMORY.md rewritten to match the new layout. Health: broken backlinks 8->7, overlap clusters 12->5, orphans 17->0.
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| name | description | type |
|---|---|---|
| Dataforth incident history — 2026-03-27 DF-JOEL2 compromise | Detail and remediation log for the 2026-03-27 Dataforth security incident — DF-JOEL2 compromised via ScreenConnect social-engineering, attacker C2 IPs and case numbers, the MFA / CA rollout that came out of it, Joel Lohr retirement handling. RESOLVED 2026-04-04 when CA policies enforced. | project |
Incident archive backing project_dataforth. Read on-demand when discussing post-incident posture, IPs, IC3 case, or the MFA rollout origin story.
Incident — 2026-03-27 (RESOLVED 2026-04-04)
Joel Lohr's workstation (DF-JOEL2, 192.168.0.143) compromised via a phishing email to a personal Yahoo account. Attacker (alias "Angel Raya") deployed ScreenConnect C2 backdoors. M365 account also compromised — sign-ins from Turkey/UK/Germany.
Attacker
- C2 IPs:
80.76.49.18,45.88.91.99(AS399486, Virtuo, Montreal QC) — SUSPENDED by host. - Cloud relay:
instance-wlb9ga-relay.screenconnect.com - ConnectWise case:
03464184 - IC3 complaint:
1c32ade367084be9acd548f23705736f
Remediation
- C2 IPs blocked at UDM firewall via
iptables. Outstanding: add permanent rules in the UniFi UI (still on iptables-only as of incident close). - 3 rogue ScreenConnect clients uninstalled.
jlohrAD password reset; M365 sessions revoked.- 32 machines scanned clean, 28 unreachable (offline at scan time — check when available).
- No lateral movement detected.
MFA rollout (born from this incident)
- 3 CA policies deployed report-only first, then enforced 2026-04-04:
- Require MFA (skip from office IP
67.206.163.122) - Block foreign sign-ins (US only;
MFA-Travel-Bypassgroup for exceptions) - Block legacy auth
- Require MFA (skip from office IP
- Notice sent to all users with the 2026-04-04 deadline.
- 19/38 users were MFA-ready at policy go-live; 19 had pending registration.
Joel Lohr
- Retired 2026-03-31.
- Auto-reply directs contacts to Dan Center (
dcenter@dataforth.com). - Account to be disabled after retirement (verify status).
Open items
- Permanent UDM block rules for C2 IPs (currently only iptables, not in UniFi UI).
- 28 machines that were offline at the post-incident scan — re-scan when reachable.