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Summary

The CrowdStrike blog post describes an incident where the Falcon Complete team effectively managed a widespread web exploitation campaign affecting multiple clients. Initially prompted by a PowerShell command attempting to download a remote file, the team utilized endpoint activity monitoring and IIS logs to determine that a vulnerability in the Telerik Web UI was being exploited to drop TCP reverse shells. The Falcon Complete team swiftly contained and remediated the threat by removing malicious binaries and guiding customers on patching the vulnerable components. This rapid response highlights the team's ability to act as an extension of their clients' security operations, ensuring minimal disruption while enhancing overall threat detection and prevention capabilities.