Data exfiltration incidents are some of the hardest cases to handle in DFIR. There’s no malware signature, no ransom demand, and usually, no clear intrusion point. You just get a vague alert (or worse, a tip from legal), and suddenly, you’re under pressure to figure out what data was taken, how it happened, and whether any evidence still exists. Miss one key detail, and you risk losing the trail. Or in some cases, corrupting evidence that legal teams or regulators will need later.