Cyber Forensics Internship

Join our hands-on internship program in cyber forensics and cyber crime investigation today!

90-Day Professional Work Plan: Cyber Forensic Specialist with SOCMINT/GEOINT

Duration: 90 Days
Daily Commitment: 3 Hours
Mode: Real-World Learning Under Assigned Senior Teams
Location: Hybrid (On-site & Field Visits)

Program Overview:

This 90-day engagement is not a formal training program, but a professional work-based learning opportunity offered by Cyber Privilege Participants will be assigned under experienced team members and will observe, assist, and learn from real-time cyber forensic investigations, with exposure to SOCMINT and GEOINT tools, techniques, and case handling procedures.

Key Focus Areas:

• Cyber Forensics

• Social Media Intelligence (SOCMINT)

• Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT)

• Cybercrime Modus Operandi Case Studies

• Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) Drafting

• Client Interaction (if required)

• Police Station Visits & Legal Exposure

• Work-Based Cybersecurity Exercises

Daily Format (Approx. 2 to 3 Hours/Day):

Time Activity

45 mins Knowledge Sessions (Case Reviews, SOP Reading, MO Discussions)

60 mins Assigned Practical Work (under team guidance) Note if Required Only.

30 mins Cybersecurity Tasks (SOCMINT/GEOINT Analysis, Reporting)

45 mins Police Station Visit / Team Discussions / Client Interaction. Note if Required Only.

Work Plan: Day 1 to Day 90

Days 1–15: Induction & Observation Phase

• Understand work protocols and confidentiality guidelines.

• Introduction to tools: Autopsy, FTK Imager, Maltego, Shodan, Spiderfoot, Sentinel Hub.

• Shadowing seniors in digital evidence handling and forensic labs.

• Begin SOP reading and crime typology familiarization.

Days 16–45: Assisted Work & Simulated Exercises

• Participate in simulated exercises using real case studies.

• Assist with data documentation and evidence chain tracking.

• Attend local cybercrime police station visits twice per week.

• Begin working on MO documentation and SOP templates.

Days 46–60: Independent Case Practice (No Stipend Period Ends)

• Engage in independent exercises under mentor observation.

• Draft SOPs for selected cybercrime scenarios.

• Attend internal client simulation meetings.

• Submit biweekly progress report to the team head.

Days 61–90: Real-Time Team Involvement (Conditional Stipend Phase)

• Participate in real-time investigations (view-only or data compilation tasks).

• Update MO reports for trending cybercrimes (e.g., crypto scams, phishing, etc.)

• Prepare and submit a final report reviewed by team lead or client.

• Stipend eligibility based on performance and mentor feedback.

Compensation Policy:

• Day 1 to Day 60: No stipend is provided. This period is for observation and practice.

• Day 61 to Day 90: Stipend is performance-based and subject to:

  • Satisfactory work performance.

  • Positive review from senior mentor or assigned client.

  • Timely submission of weekly progress and final report.

• If performance is unsatisfactory, no stipend will be disbursed.

Important Policy Notes (Cyber Privilege):

• We are not a training institute; this is not an internship or training program.

• No official training schedule will be provided.

• No leave will be entertained during the professional work period.

• No stipend is guaranteed, and payment is strictly conditional.

• No direct involvement in forensic casework without senior oversight.

• Assignments and responsibilities will be strictly under team leaders.

Expected Outcomes:

Participants who complete the 90-day program with discipline and diligence will:

• Gain real-time exposure to digital forensic and intelligence work.

• Learn to document cases, SOPs, and cybercrime patterns professionally.

• Build practical experience in SOCMINT and GEOINT tools.

• Understand operational workflows of forensic investigations.

• Receive a Certificate of Work Experience (subject to performance review).

Cyber Forensics Internship – absolutely free! At the core of our mission is the belief that knowledge should be accessible to everyone.

NOTE FROM Day 1 to 90 Days

Introduction to Cyber Forensics & Host-based Investigation”. This training phase is designed to be intensive and concept-heavy, pushing interns to their limits and encouraging self-initiative, academic rigor, and practical lab work.

📘 Day 1–5: Introduction to Cyber Forensics & Host-based Investigation

🧠 Objective:

To build a foundational understanding of host-based digital forensics using academic, open-source, and professional tools. Interns are expected to dive deep into research papers, operate independently in virtual environments, and manually analyze file systems—developing real-world skills required for cybercrime investigations.

🔍 1. Study Academic Research on Host-based Forensics (Day 1–2)

Goal:
Understand the academic and technical foundation of host-based forensics by studying peer-reviewed research papers.

Tasks:

• Select 2–3 recent research papers (2020 onward) from IEEE Xplore, ACM Digital Library, or Google Scholar.

• Focus on these topics:

  • Advanced metadata analysis techniques.

  • File system anomalies during intrusion.

  • Anti-forensics detection (e.g., timestamping, log tampering).

  • Registry and persistence mechanism tracking.

• Recommended reading (for guidance only – interns must search independently):

  • “Windows Registry Forensics: Analysis of Persistence Mechanisms” – IEEE

  • “Detecting Anti-Forensics Techniques in NTFS Metadata” – ACM

Expected Outcome:

• A written summary (500+ words) for each paper with:

  • Core contributions

  • Techniques proposed

  • Real-world applicability

• One-page PPT for each paper explaining how it relates to actual forensic investigation.

💻 2. Install Forensic Tools in Virtual Machines (Day 2–3)

Goal:
Develop hands-on familiarity with forensic environments and tools essential for disk analysis.

Tasks:

• Set up the following tools within Virtual Machines (VMWare or VirtualBox):

  • Kali Linux – primary operating system for forensics labs.

  • FTK Imager – create forensic disk images (E01 format).

  • Autopsy – a GUI-based analysis platform (only for reference, not to be used yet).

  • Sleuth Kit CLI tools – for manual file system analysis.

• Practice creating a forensically sound disk image:

  • Connect a test USB or create a virtual disk.

  • Acquire a forensic image using FTK Imager.

  • Validate image integrity with MD5/SHA256 hash.

Expected Outcome:

• Successfully configured VM environments.

• One practice image acquired and validated.

• Document containing:

  • Tool installation steps.

  • Screenshots of image acquisition and hash verification.

  • Reflection on what could go wrong during live imaging.

🧾 3. Manual File System Analysis (Day 4–5)

Goal:
Understand the fundamentals of file system forensics, specifically in NTFS and EXT4, without relying on graphical user interfaces.

Tasks:

• Analyze the previously acquired disk image manually using:

  • fls – List file and directory entries.

  • istat – Get metadata info of a file.

  • icat – Extract raw file content.

  • mmls – Partition layout analysis.

• Understand MACB timestamps:

  • Modified, Accessed, Created, and Entry Modified.

  • Extract timestamps using Sleuth Kit and interpret anomalies.

• Attempt basic file carving from unallocated space using:

  • scalpel or foremost (define your own config rules).

• Create a timeline manually using:

  • log2timeline → plaso tool (CLI only, no GUI visualization).

Expected Outcome:

• A folder containing:

  • Timeline reports.

  • Metadata screenshots (e.g., MFT entries).

  • Carved file examples.

• A write-up explaining:

  • How artifacts like deleted files and timestamp tampering were observed.

  • Why manual CLI analysis provides more integrity and transparency in investigations.

❗ Note:

Students are strictly prohibited from using Autopsy or any GUI tools until they complete 30 days of CLI-based forensic work. This is to reinforce low-level skill development.

💼 Real-World Relevance:

By the end of Day 5:

• Interns should be capable of creating and analyzing disk images.

• They must understand how to extract and interpret evidence from file systems.

• They must communicate their findings in formal documentation style—just like a court-admissible forensic report.

🔐 Access Restriction for Future Days:

The content for Day 6 onwards is restricted. Interns must demonstrate technical commitment, submit proper reports, and seek permission from the senior team to unlock the next phase. This is to simulate real-world clearance-based learning and foster disciplined, proactive learning.

🌟 Day 6 – AI for Public Safety & Law Enforcement

🔍 Focus:
Today we spotlight how Generative AI can revolutionize public safety. From predictive policing to intelligent surveillance, Gen AI can analyze complex datasets, spot anomalies, and assist officers in real-time decision-making.

💡 Challenge Prompt:

Build a Gen AI model that assists law enforcement in analyzing digital forensic evidence or automating suspect profiling from social media and chat logs using ethical NLP techniques.

📣 Social Media Caption:
👮‍♂️ AI for Justice!
Can AI become a trusted partner to law enforcement? Join the #GVKAIHackathon2025 and create GenAI tools that save lives and uphold law & order.
🔗 Register now: [hackathon link]
#CyberPrivilege #GenerativeAI #PublicSafety #ForensicAI

🌟 Day 7 – Building Cyber Awareness Through AI

🔍 Focus:
Cyber hygiene is the foundation of digital safety. Let’s use AI to educate citizens, detect phishing scams, and simulate cyber-attack scenarios through interactive storytelling or AI avatars.

💡 Challenge Prompt:

Design an AI-powered chatbot or animated video generator that teaches children or senior citizens how to stay safe online. Bonus if it supports local Indian languages.

📣 Social Media Caption:
🧠 Teach with Tech!
AI can protect our most vulnerable users. Let’s build GenAI tools that educate and empower citizens.
Be part of the solution: [hackathon link]
#DigitalIndia #AIforGood #CyberAwareness #GVKHackathon #CyberPrivilege

🌟 Day 8 – Telecom & Network Security Innovation

🔍 Focus:
India’s critical telecom infrastructure is under constant cyber threat. Use Gen AI to simulate threats, predict breach points, and monitor dark web chatter around telecom exploits.

💡 Challenge Prompt:

Build a GenAI-assisted anomaly detection system that flags irregular data packet behavior or unauthorized access in telecom networks.

📣 Social Media Caption:
📶 Secure the Signal!
India’s telecom backbone needs AI armor. Are you the innovator who’ll stop the next cyber breach?
Submit your idea: [hackathon link]
#TelecomAI #CyberSecurity #GVKAIHackathon #CyberPrivilege

🌟 Day 9 – Real-Time Disaster & Emergency Response

🔍 Focus:
Disasters demand speed, clarity, and coordination. With AI, we can forecast risks, manage emergency responses, and visualize affected areas using real-time data.

💡 Challenge Prompt:

Create a GenAI dashboard that integrates satellite data, crowd-sourced alerts, and emergency protocols to guide NDRF or police teams.

📣 Social Media Caption:
🌪️ Respond Smarter with AI
From floods to fires, disasters are unpredictable. GenAI can be our shield and strategist. Join the mission: [hackathon link]
#DisasterAI #EmergencyResponse #AIforIndia #GVKAIHackathon

🌟 Day 10 – Fake News & Deepfake Detection

🔍 Focus:
Misinformation spreads faster than truth. Deepfakes threaten elections, justice, and public trust. Your AI model can become India’s firewall against this digital pandemic.

💡 Challenge Prompt:

Build a real-time deepfake video/audio detector, or an AI plugin that flags fake news articles using NLP and image forensics.

📣 Social Media Caption:
🚫 Fight the Fake!
In an age of misinformation, truth needs tech. Build AI that protects democracy. Register today: [hackathon link]
#DeepfakeDetection #FakeNews #AITrust #GVKAIHackathon #CyberPrivilege

🔥 Phase: Day 11 to Day 20 – "Into the Depths: Analyst-Level Skill Building"

💡 Note: Interns are not given spoon-fed resources. They are encouraged to research academic papers, open-source tools, and reach out to the senior Cyber Forensics Team only after attempting the assigned task multiple times.

📅 Day 11 – Registry & Prefetch Forensics (Windows Internals)

• Understand structure of the Windows Registry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, HKEY_CURRENT_USER

• Analyze NTUSER.DAT, USRCLASS.DAT, and System, Software hives

• Extract USB device history, Wi-Fi connections, program execution

🔍 Task: Manually parse registry hives using regdump.pl or regripper.
🔐 Restriction: No GUI tools allowed. Explain persistence mechanisms.

📅 Day 12 – Prefetch & Event Log Correlation

• Explore .pf files and their role in program execution timelines

• Link Event ID 4688 (process creation) with Prefetch and Scheduled Tasks

🔍 Task: Cross-reference logs to reconstruct execution chain
📚 Interns must request decrypted logs from seniors after failed attempts

📅 Day 13 – Memory Forensics (Volatility Framework)

• Study memory acquisition formats: .raw, .dd, .lime

• Use volatility3 to extract pslist, netscan, dlllist, and malfind

🔍 Task: Detect signs of process hollowing or code injection
🧠 Advanced Hint: Research Doppelgänging, AtomBombing

📅 Day 14 – Malware Static Analysis I

• File format structure: PE (Portable Executable) format

• Header-level inspection: Entry Point, Sections, Imports, Exports

🔍 Task: Perform PEiD, strings, Dependency Walker, Die analysis
🛑 MD5 hash of sample to be submitted before further guidance

📅 Day 15 – Malware Dynamic Analysis II

• Virtual Environment Hardening (Anti-VM detection techniques)

• Simulate malware in Any.Run or Cuckoo Sandbox (if available)

🔍 Task: Create report on dropped files, registry edits, C2 connections
🛑 Intern must build VM snapshot and get it verified

📅 Day 16 – Master File Table (MFT) Forensics

• Learn how NTFS journaling works

• Recover deleted files using $MFT, $LogFile, and $UsnJrnl

🔍 Task: Use MFTECmd to manually rebuild file creation timeline
🧩 Only partial outputs given—intern must reconstruct scenario

📅 Day 17 – Cloud Forensics – Google Workspace & OneDrive

• Cloud metadata logging: OAuth tokens, IP access logs

• Analyze Google Takeout or OneDrive activity using timeline parsing

🔍 Task: Investigate unauthorized login attempts from Google Workspace
📚 Must request JSON audit logs from team after submitting hypothesis

📅 Day 18 – Network Packet Analysis with Wireshark (Advanced)

• Deep dive into TLS handshake, certificate parsing

• Identify beaconing behavior and covert channel usage

🔍 Task: Identify malicious traffic hidden in DNS/HTTPS packets
💡 Interns are expected to write .pcapng filters and decrypt SSL manually

📅 Day 19 – OSINT for Attribution (Real Target Simulation)

• Create full OSINT profile using only usernames & email IDs

• Pivot across HaveIBeenPwned, LinkedIn, Telegram, GitHub

🔍 Task: Link 1 digital identity to 3+ platforms
⛓️ Case study provided is intentionally misleading; interns must validate sources

📅 Day 20 – Creating Digital Evidence Report (65B / BSA 2023)

• Structure of digital evidence admissibility

• Draft affidavit under Section 65B and BSA 2023 Section 63(4)(c)

🔍 Task:

1. Submit chain-of-custody documentation

2. Draft Section 65B compliance form

3. Simulate legal submission process

📩 Interns must send completed report to legal@cyberprivilege.com for review

⚠️ Access Control Note:

Interns are not permitted to directly access forensic case data. They must:

• Submit a written request to the senior for any hint, report format, or reference template.

• Demonstrate prior effort by providing screenshots, CLI logs, or command history.

• Attend one-on-one review every 5 days for evaluation and retention assessment.

🔥 Phase 3: Day 21–30 – Real-World Simulation & Advanced Analyst Tasks

🚨 Note to Interns: These 10 days simulate real-world cybercrime scenarios. You will encounter incomplete data, encrypted artifacts, fragmented evidence, and intentional misdirection. This is where only those with true forensic curiosity proceed further. Ask for help only after trying each task at least 3 times with evidence of effort.

📅 Day 21 – Reconstructing a Fileless Malware Attack

• Study process hollowing, reflective DLL injection, and PowerShell-based payloads.

• Analyze an infected VM image with no clear malware file.

🔍 Task:
Use memory dump + Volatility to detect signs of fileless malware.
Deliverable: .json report + command list with timeline.
📩 Request Encrypted ZIP from senior team to get the suspect image.

📅 Day 22 – WhatsApp and Mobile Artifact Recovery

• Android forensic deep-dive: Extract and decrypt msgstore.db.crypt12, wa.db, shared_prefs

• Explore SIM swap case metadata

🔍 Task:
Recover deleted chat messages using WhatsApp Viewer, DB Browser, and key file.

⚠️ You will be given a tampered backup; restore process must be documented.
🧩 Ask for the password-protected .crypt12 sample from admin.

📅 Day 23 – Incident Response Drill (Blue Team Simulation)

• Simulate live ransomware hit on an SME network.

• Network logs, access logs, and registry snapshots available in parts.

🔍 Task:
Reconstruct the attack vector from the logs. Identify initial compromise, lateral movement, and C2 server.

📚 Requires correlating .evtx, .pcap, .log, and .csv files.
📩 Request ZIP “IncidentLogs2023” from your senior.

📅 Day 24 – TOR and Onion Site Forensics

• Understand how hidden services operate on the dark web

• Decrypt TOR exit node traffic (simulated)

🔍 Task:
Trace a cryptocurrency scam wallet through blockchain explorer and onion forums.

💡 Senior will give limited access to cloned .onion snapshots.
⚠️ Use isolated VM only. All actions must be logged.

📅 Day 25 – Log Correlation with MITRE ATT&CK Mapping

• Study ATT&CK tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs)

• Correlate given logs with a complete attack lifecycle

🔍 Task:
Map all events (e.g., credential dumping, privilege escalation) to MITRE matrix.
🛡️ Must submit MITRE mapping in tabular format, tool used optional.

📅 Day 26 – Custom Keylogger Detection & Analysis

• Investigate a keylogger compiled in C++

• Perform reverse engineering using Ghidra or x64dbg

🔍 Task:
Find out:

• Where the logs are stored

• Whether the logger has a persistence mechanism

🧠 Request .exe file with hash from seniors – signed disclaimer needed.

📅 Day 27 – Anti-Forensics Techniques & Counter

• Study timestamping, log deletion, ADS (Alternate Data Streams)

• Identify tampering in system logs and artifacts

🔍 Task:
Validate integrity of timeline using event logs, registry last modified time, $LogFile
📩 You will be given a manipulated image for analysis—available on request

📅 Day 28 – Email Header Forensics & Spoofing Investigation

• Analyze spoofed phishing email with DKIM, SPF, and DMARC records

• Track real origin using email header metadata

🔍 Task:
Extract sender IP, fake domain redirection path, and identify the mail gateway abused.
📬 Request 3-layer email header sample from investigation folder

📅 Day 29 – Encrypted RAR Archive with Digital Evidence

• Study brute-force password attack using John the Ripper and hashcat

• Understand PGP and 2FA-encrypted files

🔍 Task:
Decrypt a password-protected archive and submit the index of evidence files.
⚠️ Password hint is encoded in base64 inside a .txt file – Ask admin for the encrypted RAR.

📅 Day 30 – Complete Mock Court Evidence Submission

• Compile forensic findings into a court admissible evidence bundle

• Structure it according to Section 65B & Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA), 2023

🔍 Task:
Create:

1. Digital Chain of Custody Document

2. Hash Validation Sheet

3. 65B Certificate (PDF)

4. Complete Evidence Report with Signature

🧩 Submit final report to legalreview@internship.cyberprivilege.com – Approval required before proceeding to Phase 4.

⚠️ Guidance Protocols:

• No intern is allowed to work unsupervised on real cases.

• All materials, logs, and malware samples are simulated.

• You must reach out to the forensic senior only after demonstrating effort, understanding, and writing a minimum 200-word analysis.

• If any day’s task is skipped, resumption is allowed only after clearance via HR’s performance review.

🧠 Phase 4: Day 31–40 – Enterprise-grade Casework & Legal Strategy

❗️Note: These tasks simulate National/State-level cybercrime cases. You will receive fragmented, partially corrupted, or misleading evidence. Without strong analysis skills, progress will stall. Direct interaction with the Cyber Privilege Forensic Team is mandatory to gain access to additional layers of the data.

📅 Day 31 – Advanced Browser Artifact Correlation

Objective: Reconstruct a complete browser history and user intent.

• Analyze SQLite-based history, cache, cookies, and download DBs.

• Decrypt saved passwords from Chrome/Firefox profiles.

• Trace “Incognito” sessions using volume shadow copies.

Deliverable: Timeline reconstruction of all visited pages + decrypted credentials.

📁 Request: VM Image + Browser Artifacts File (from Cyber Privilege Vault)
📞 Interns must call assigned mentor to unlock full history files.

📅 Day 32 – Cloud Forensics and Google Takeout Analysis

Objective: Examine Google Account activity for suspicious behavior.

• Analyze .zip from Google Takeout: search logs, app activity, location data.

• Reconstruct Google Maps location history + Google Docs collaboration traces.

Deliverable: Identify potential exfiltration of sensitive data via Google Drive.

🧳 Request: “Client_GDriveActivity2025.zip” with mentor authentication.

📅 Day 33 – SIM-Swap Fraud Investigation

Objective: Trace a financial fraud incident via SIM swap methodology.

• Examine call logs, SMS forwarding requests, telecom CDRs/IPDRs.

• Connect to associated WhatsApp OTPs, banking OTPs.

Deliverable: Forensic flowchart of SIM handover and user compromise window.

📩 Interns must request CDR/IPDR dataset access from Telecom Forensics lead.

📅 Day 34 – Memory Forensics: Malware Detection in RAM

Objective: Analyze a suspicious machine RAM dump.

• Use Volatility, Redline, and Rekall to detect injected processes, hidden threads, DLLs.

• Track malicious persistence mechanisms.

Deliverable: Full memory map with malware indicators + dumped payload.

📁 Request: “RamDump_May2025.raw” from mentor (Requires hash validation.)

📅 Day 35 – Deep Fileless Attack Reconstruction

Objective: Reconstruct fileless attack using logs, memory, and registry.

• Analyze:

  • PowerShell execution logs

  • WMI logs

  • Autorun registry keys

Deliverable: Map the attack to MITRE TTPs with timestamps.

📑 Must call senior analyst for decryption key to event log bundle.

📅 Day 36 – Darknet Investigation: Cryptocurrency Tracing

Objective: Trace Bitcoin trails from a darknet marketplace sale.

• Use blockchain explorers, identify tumblers, and coin mixing attempts.

• Correlate with PGP-encrypted email trails from .onion address.

Deliverable: Evidence trace from wallet to exit point (CEX/DEX).

🧠 Intern must request public keys and darknet forum snapshot from team.
🚨 Mentorship intervention required to bypass onion site masking.

📅 Day 37 – Cross-device Forensics (Mobile + Laptop + Cloud)

Objective: Combine forensic artifacts from mobile, laptop, and cloud.

• Android SQLite logs + Windows registry entries + Google sync metadata

• Recover deleted chat logs, timeline, and file-sharing traces

Deliverable: Unified activity map from 3 platforms

📩 Requires downloading encrypted 3GB ZIP file—access only after filling formal request sheet signed by the mentor.

📅 Day 38 – Custom Malware Reverse Engineering (Part 1)

Objective: Begin analysis of obfuscated malware sample.

• Use Ghidra, IDA Free, or x64dbg

• Identify API calls, encoded payloads, C2 beaconing logic

Deliverable: High-level architecture of malware functionality

🧠 Must request .exe via special malware locker access—disclaimer and mentor signature required.

📅 Day 39 – Custom Malware Reverse Engineering (Part 2)

Objective: Complete functional dissection of malware.

• Identify persistence mechanisms, privilege escalation, registry edits.

• Simulate sandbox execution in Cuckoo

Deliverable: Static + dynamic analysis PDF + YARA signature

🔒 Malware config files are released only after Day 38 task is approved.

📅 Day 40 – Complete Legal Bundle for Court Submission

Objective: Simulate submission of evidence in court.

• Prepare:

  • 65B Certificate

  • Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam 2023 Section 63(4)(c) compliance

  • Chain of custody

  • Report summary for legal review

  • Secure hash records

  • Witness statement (if expert report required)

Deliverable: Digitally signed .PDF bundle with all evidentiary components

📨 Submission to: legal.audit@internship.cyberprivilege.com for simulated judicial review.

🛑 Critical Instructions:

• Interns must email proof of every completed task with screenshots and command logs.

• 30-minute mentor review session is mandatory on Day 35 and Day 40.

• Failure to submit reports may result in suspension of forensic vault access.

🧬 Phase 5: Day 41–50 — High-Complexity Investigations & Judicial Protocol Simulation

📅 Day 41 – Full Disk Encryption Forensics

Objective: Bypass encryption and recover evidence from a BitLocker-protected disk.

• Tasks:

  • Detect hidden volumes and encrypted partitions using Dislocker, TestDisk, and FTK Imager.

  • Recover MFT records and password hash leaks from shadow copies.

📁 Request: Encrypted image suspect-case41.e01 (available only after pre-request mail approval from mentor).

📌 Without a valid passphrase or attack strategy, access fails.

📅 Day 42 – Ransomware Containment Protocol (LIVE SIMULATION)

Objective: Simulate a ransomware attack on a critical server.

• Tasks:

  • Detect initial vector (malicious email, .docm, Powershell).

  • Contain spread across Windows domain using group policies.

  • Generate a mock incident report to CERT-In standards.

📞 Must request ZIP file of infected server logs & memory dump from Cyber Privilege Digital Threat Ops.

📅 Day 43 – Telecom Forensics Case: Fake SIMs & CDR Chain Analysis

Objective: Track illegal SIM usage using CDR/IPDR logs.

• Tasks:

  • Analyze MSC logs, BTS tower mappings, and trace location shift.

  • Map victim movement across 3 states using raw cell tower data.

🧾 Intern must request CDR dataset and SS7 trace files with non-disclosure form.

📅 Day 44 – Email Header & Spoofing Investigation

Objective: Reconstruct a phishing campaign using email forensics.

• Tasks:

  • Decode SPF/DKIM/DMARC failures.

  • Analyze full headers to identify relays, IP hops, and spoofed domains.

  • Match payload hash with sandbox malware database.

📁 Requires .eml phishing archive from Cyber Privilege archives team.

📅 Day 45 – Reverse Image OSINT and Location Profiling

Objective: Extract intelligence from a single image.

• Tasks:

  • Analyze EXIF data, metadata, and sensor signature.

  • Use AI-enhanced reverse image lookup (e.g., Yandex, Sighthound).

  • Predict location, possible event, and time of photo using OSINT tools.

🔐 Access to image forensic database (Cyber GeoPriv) only after prior day approval.

📅 Day 46 – Live Digital Incident Handling (Red Alert Protocol)

Objective: Simulate real-time response to critical infrastructure breach.

• Tasks:

  • Perform forensic triage in under 2 hours.

  • Use CyLR, KAPE, and Velociraptor to collect volatile evidence.

  • Prepare initial law enforcement notification (form: CrPC Section 91 draft letter).

📞 Coordination with senior mentor and virtual red team needed.

📅 Day 47 – Malware Obfuscation and Signature Bypass

Objective: Analyze polymorphic malware that evades AV and SIEM.

• Tasks:

  • Perform control flow graph comparison in IDA/Ghidra.

  • Use custom YARA rules to detect mutated binaries.

  • Create behavioral indicators for sandbox.

📩 Request malware set from Cyber Privilege MalwareOps. Consent form needed.

📅 Day 48 – International Cyber Law & Data Sovereignty Compliance

Objective: Prepare evidence and strategy in compliance with:

• GDPR (Europe)

• PDPA (Singapore)

• IT Act (India) / BSA 2023

• Tasks:

  • Create data-sharing request templates.

  • Prepare redacted version of report for foreign submission.

📄 Sample documents available upon special request with team leader approval.

📅 Day 49 – Virtual Courtroom Simulation: Expert Witness Practice

Objective: Participate in mock trial as a digital forensics expert.

• Tasks:

  • Submit testimony under oath.

  • Cross-examination by panel simulating judge/prosecutor.

  • Defend your digital evidence integrity chain.

🧾 Interns must wear formals. The simulation will be recorded and archived.

📅 Day 50 – Forensic Portfolio Submission & Interview Simulation

Objective: Create a full portfolio demonstrating all skills learned.

• Tasks:

  • Submit: case reports, scripts, screenshots, timeline charts.

  • Undergo technical + behavioral interview with senior analysts.

  • Receive final clearance report with performance ranking.

🗂 Final report must be uploaded to internship portal + emailed to cyber.mentor@internship.cyberprivilege.com.

⚠️ Strict Rules from Day 41–50:

• Mentorship sessions will only be granted after official requests are sent via email and with 2+ tasks verified.

• ❌ No “copy-paste” content. AI-detected reuse will lead to rejection of the report.

• ⏳ Submissions must be on time — delays result in lockdown of next-day content.

🧠 Phase 6: Days 51 to 60 – Classified Digital Warfare & National-Level Legal Forensics

📅 Day 51 – Cross-Border Cyber Espionage Forensics (Simulation)

Objective: Identify exfiltration of national-level sensitive data via encrypted tunnels.

• Tasks:

  • Analyze VPN/IPSec logs for DNS tunneling or covert channels.

  • Decrypt base64 obfuscated command payloads.

  • Trace foreign IP addresses and WHOIS registration to adversary APTs.

📁 Files: case51_tunnel_dump.pcapng, exo_dns_dump.txt
📌 Access granted after completion of Day 50 red team simulation interview.

📅 Day 52 – Classified Device Imaging (Air-Gapped Systems)

Objective: Perform bit-by-bit forensic imaging of classified hardware.

• Tasks:

  • Understand write-blocker hardware interfaces.

  • Use Guymager & dcfldd to image removable media from an air-gapped system.

  • Reconstruct partition layout manually using HexEdit and disk editor.

📦 Request access to AirGapLaptop.img only via encrypted email to Cyber Privilege LabOps team.

📅 Day 53 – Judicial Expert Report Drafting & Section 65B Template

Objective: Create court-admissible report for high-profile financial cyber fraud.

• Tasks:

  • Draft detailed 65B certification letter, hash values, chain of custody.

  • Map evidence timelines to FIR copy and IPC/IT Act Sections.

  • Include sample cross-examination Q&A to justify authenticity in court.

📄 Sample FIR: CrNo51_CyberFraud_Mumbai_2024.pdf provided after mentor approval.

📅 Day 54 – Advanced Memory Forensics & Kernel Rootkit Detection

Objective: Analyze RAM dumps to detect persistent stealth malware.

• Tasks:

  • Use Volatility and Rekall to find hidden processes and injected DLLs.

  • Dump malicious kernel modules and identify indicators of compromise (IOCs).

  • Use memory carving to extract credentials.

📁 Sample Memory Dump: victim-ram-dump.raw (Request password via escalation email).

📅 Day 55 – SIM Swap Attack Investigation & Telecom Protocol Analysis

Objective: Reconstruct a SIM swap fraud chain impacting a high-profile victim.

• Tasks:

  • Analyze call and SMS logs using CDR/IPDR from telecom providers.

  • Reverse-engineer SMS interception via SS7 attacks.

  • Validate telecom timestamps against phone-level logcat data.

📄 Must get pseudo telecom CDR dataset upon personal email approval from telecom investigation unit.

📅 Day 56 – AI-Driven Malware Attribution using ML Models

Objective: Attribute malware to nation-state actors using AI classifiers.

• Tasks:

  • Train ML model on PE headers and opcode frequency using scikit-learn.

  • Use sandbox output to feed feature vectors and classify malware behavior.

  • Predict threat group (e.g., Lazarus, APT28) using cyber threat intel.

📦 Request training-dataset-malware.csv after submitting 2 malware reports from previous weeks.

📅 Day 57 – Chain of Custody: Physical-to-Digital Mapping Exercise

Objective: Simulate forensic seizure of a cybercafé involved in sextortion case.

• Tasks:

  • Diagram device layout, serial numbers, seizure timestamps.

  • Chain of custody form filling + 4-level signature validation.

  • Finalize court bundle in .pdfa format using forensic evidence prep software.

📋 Chain of custody template unlocked after approval from Legal Ops Team.

📅 Day 58 – Cloud Incident Simulation: GCP, Azure, AWS Attack Scenarios

Objective: Investigate multi-cloud environment breach by a rogue insider.

• Tasks:

  • Analyze CloudTrail logs for AWS, Activity Logs for GCP, and Security Center for Azure.

  • Correlate insider activity with Office 365 alerts and IAM permissions escalation.

  • Generate unified report with recommended SOC policies.

🔒 Must complete Data Protection Officer (DPO) Simulation quiz to unlock scenario credentials.

📅 Day 59 – Real-World OSINT BlackOps: Deep Profile Target

Objective: Build a confidential deep target profile using legal OSINT methods.

• Tasks:

  • Gather photos, location data, metadata, username tracing, data leaks.

  • Compile evidence into psychological profiling format.

  • Link with social engineering red flags using Mitre ATT&CK framework.

📁 OSINT Lab tools only available in Cyber Privilege virtual lab (credentials valid 4 hours/day only).

📅 Day 60 – Final Flag Capture: Multi-Vector Incident War Room Simulation

Objective: Complete an 8-hour war-room simulation integrating:

• Memory Forensics

• Malware Reverse Engineering

• SOCMINT Report Creation

• 65B Certification

• Cloud Logs

• SIM fraud case

• Task: Prepare executive + legal report by end of day with:

  • 4 screenshots of analysis

  • 1 affidavit

  • 1 video summary (3 minutes)

  • 1 cyber law justification sheet

🎓 Upon submission and review, intern earns “Level-5 Badge: Tactical Forensics Master.”

🔒 Locked Access Features:

• Daily Tasks 51–60 only partially visible without mentor passcode.

• All interns must submit a pre-authorization request letter after Day 50.

Phase 7: Day 61 to Day 70 – Cyber Law, Crypto Tracing & High-Value Intelligence Extraction

📅 Day 61 – Advanced Chain Analysis & Crypto Wallet Tracing

Objective: Investigate a crypto-based ransomware attack affecting an NGO.

Tasks:

• Use GraphSense, Chainalysis Reactor or Bitquery to trace a Bitcoin transaction across mixers.

• Analyze Monero laundering (conceptual, due to obfuscation).

• Produce chain-of-evidence report showing wallet-to-wallet tracing.

📂 Access to .csv wallet logs given only after mentor receives written justification.

📅 Day 62 – AI-Driven Phishing Campaign Deconstruction

Objective: Reverse-engineer a large-scale AI-generated phishing campaign.

Tasks:

• Use NLP techniques to detect GPT-generated content in phishing emails.

• Simulate phishing scenarios using a local instance of GoPhish.

• Extract compromised credentials using Wireshark and internal logs.

📁 Sample phishing emails: Encrypted .eml files – password available only after ethical commitment form submission.

📅 Day 63 – International Legal Jurisdiction in Cybercrime

Objective: Prepare an advisory brief explaining extradition, MLAT, and jurisdiction in global cybercrime.

Tasks:

• Analyze scenarios of a cybercriminal based in Russia defrauding Indian citizens using a proxy server in Singapore.

• Compare ITA 2000/2008, BSA 2023, and Budapest Convention.

• Draft memo: “Legal Options for International Cybercrime Prosecution in Indian Context.”

📝 Must submit within 1 day for access to next digital case file.

📅 Day 64 – SIM Swap & DeepFake Voice Analysis

Objective: Solve a fraud case involving SIM swap + AI-based voice impersonation.

Tasks:

• Analyze call recordings with Audacity + voiceprint comparison.

• Identify anomalies in waveform and spectrogram.

• Provide 65B certification + transcript for legal submission.

📎 Encrypted .wav files require dynamic OTP from mentor lab system.

📅 Day 65 – Legal Case Study: FCOP _____+ Ransomware Expert Witness Draft

Objective: Draft testimony for Addl. Family Court Vijayawada on behalf of Cyber Privilege CTO.

Tasks:

• Study Section 65B (Evidence Act), Section 63(4)(c) of BSA 2023.

• Prepare cross-examination draft against potential defense queries.

• Submit 3 sample answers to justify SHA-256 usage in digital evidence hashing.

📑 Interns must reference at least one real-world court case or Indian Journal of Cyber Law citation.

📅 Day 66 – Deep Web & Onion Routing Forensics

Objective: Uncover a child exploitation ring website on the darknet.

Tasks:

• Use Tor Browser (in isolated sandbox only) to navigate and collect .onion server logs.

• Identify exit node logs and DNS leakage traces.

• Submit a non-downloadable screen log of session history with hash validation.

🔐 Full instructions only accessible after a mentor clearance email from Legal Division.

📅 Day 67 – Insider Threat Red Teaming (Simulated Lab)

Objective: Simulate internal data breach from an HR system.

Tasks:

• Interns will act as forensic analysts post-breach.

• Detect unauthorized access to HR DB via keylogger placed by malicious insider.

• Use Splunk or ELK to detect breach patterns.

📁 Logs available after intern completes a security integrity compliance quiz.

📅 Day 68 – Fake App + Telegram Bot Scam Deconstruction

Objective: Forensically analyze a malicious APK and its linked Telegram bot.

Tasks:

• Decompile APK using APKTool and MobSF.

• Trace Telegram API keys and discover hardcoded credentials.

• Reverse engineer backend hosted on .onion address.

📱 APK and .py code of the bot shared only after passing malware-handling safety protocol.

📅 Day 69 – Surveillance Forensics & Camera Trap Audit

Objective: Analyze manipulated CCTV feeds and GPS metadata.

Tasks:

• Identify forged camera timestamp using metadata and object shadows.

• Use FFmpeg to extract I-frames and detect insertion tampering.

• Create a forensic affidavit explaining chain of CCTV footage custody.

📹 Evidence videos available from our secure FTP access on request only.

📅 Day 70 – Gen AI Weaponization Ethics + Policy Draft

Objective: Draft policy-level recommendations on preventing misuse of AI in Indian cybersecurity.

Tasks:

• Address LLM hallucination, phishing content, and impersonation in AI.

• Propose policy models including India’s DPDP Act, IT Rules 2021, and CERT-In advisory.

• Write a whitepaper draft (to be submitted to APIS/Cyber Privilege Legal Affairs team).

📄 Submissions eligible for real publication review if deemed “exceptional”.

🧩 Unlocking the Rest

Interns must request personal clearance after Day 70 for access to Days 71–90 (Live Cases + Final Internship Forensic Audit Report).

📌 Intern Requirements to Proceed:

• Must submit Daily Report for Days 61–70 in the Cyber Forensics Internship portal.

• Must complete a Mentor Review Interview (online).

• Must submit affidavit of code of conduct compliance.

Phase 8: Day 71 to Day 80 – Field Intelligence, Telecom Forensics & Legal Drafting

📅 Day 71 – Emergency First Response Protocols (Digital Crime Scene Management)

Objective: Handle and preserve a digital crime scene involving tampered CCTV, IoT devices, and cloud logs.

Tasks:

• Simulate a case involving illegal video stream hijacking in a smart campus.

• Document: First Responder SOP, Checklist of volatile data to be preserved (RAM, running processes, system time).

• Perform live memory capture using tools like DumpIt and Volatility.

🛡️Access: Memory dumps and system logs only via mentor-controlled secure session (request via official email with subject: CRIME SCENE SIM - REQUEST ACCESS).

📅 Day 72 – Drafting Admissible Section 65B & BSA 2023 Legal Evidence

Objective: Simulate the drafting of a 65B certificate under the Indian Evidence Act and the 63(4)(c) of BSA 2023.

Tasks:

• Choose between: (1) WhatsApp chat logs OR (2) CCTV footage metadata.

• Draft a 65B certificate stating:

  • Device info

  • Chain of Custody

  • Hash (SHA256 preferred)

  • Responsible certifying officer

📎Submit to: Legal Review Team for mock-approval with rejection feedback loop.

📅 Day 73 – Telecom Forensics: CDR/IPDR Log Analysis

Objective: Identify spoof call ring targeting a senior police officer.

Tasks:

• Analyze anonymized Call Detail Records (CDRs) and Internet Protocol Detail Records (IPDRs).

• Correlate with Tower Dump Data and MSC logs to detect SIM box fraud or VoIP origin.

• Identify spoofed number + triangulate GPS location.

🗂️Logs: Password-protected .csv – must justify purpose and submit confidentiality form.

📅 Day 74 – Fake Job Scam Case Study (Social Engineering + Bank Forensics)

Objective: Dissect a real-world case where 30+ students were duped via job scam Telegram channel.

Tasks:

• Analyze chat logs, links to payment gateways, and cloned website.

• Trace UPI trail with timestamps + reversal failure logs.

• Write draft complaint and FIR template (for end-user).

🔐 Some transaction links are expired – request archived versions from SOC team via group portal.

📅 Day 75 – Government Infrastructure Attack Simulation (CERT-In Protocols)

Objective: Manage a ransomware attack affecting a local government education board.

Tasks:

• Review malware dropper file (.zip) from phishing email.

• Create IOC report (Indicators of Compromise) including:

  • File hash

  • Registry modification

  • Persistence mechanisms

• Draft CERT-In Incident Report template for submission.

📄 Email simulation & IOC data shared on request – time-limited access for 30 minutes only.

📅 Day 76 – Legal Tech: Expert Witness Testimony Simulation

Objective: Prepare to act as a Digital Forensics Expert in a criminal trial.

Tasks:

• Analyze evidence from a sextortion + defamation case.

• Write:

  • Statement of findings

  • Chain of custody narrative

  • Cross-examination mock Q&A

📁 Partial metadata redacted in evidence – student must infer and justify assumptions.

📅 Day 77 – Bypass Forensics: USB Spoofing & Hidden Partitions

Objective: Detect presence of a spoofed USB HID (Human Interface Device) used for data theft.

Tasks:

• Use USBDeview + registry analysis to identify spoofed USB hardware IDs.

• Detect hidden partitions using FTK Imager and WinHex.

• Document recovery and hash outputs.

🔐 Recovery tools auto-lock if incorrect sequence followed – contact mentor for tool reset code.

📅 Day 78 – Covert Intelligence Gathering using OSINT + GEOINT

Objective: Track a threat actor profile using open-source footprints + geolocation data.

Tasks:

• Use ExifTool, satellite imagery (Google Earth), and reverse image search to locate subject’s operation base.

• Correlate with GitHub commits, leaked credentials, and Telegram aliases.

📍 You will only get the Exif image folder after you decode initial base64 string sent via mentor challenge.

📅 Day 79 – Cloud Crime Forensics (Gmail, OneDrive)

Objective: Investigate an employee leaking internal PDFs using personal Gmail & OneDrive.

Tasks:

• Analyze recovered .pst file and OneDrive activity log.

• Retrieve deleted cloud-based files using timestamps.

• Match leaked PDFs with original via binary comparison.

📁 Email export and access log file – requires VPN sandbox environment login (mentor provided).

📅 Day 80 – Final Weekly Report & Forensic Case Audit

Objective: Submit detailed final audit for Days 71–80 and request advancement.

Tasks:

• Write consolidated report with:

  • Case summaries

  • Legal certifications

  • Chain of Custody documentation

  • Tools used

📤 Submit to: audit@internship.cyberprivilege.com with subject: FOR-INTN WEEK11-CASE AUDIT
No submission = no further access to Day 81–90 phase.

🔒 Next Access:

Intern must:

• Score at least 75% in mentor oral review session.

• Submit their SOCMINT-GEOINT assignment (link will be unlocked after Day 80 audit verification).

• Receive formal written feedback before entering Phase 9 (Days 81–90).

⚔️ Phase 10: Day 81 to Day 90 – Real Case Replication, Courtroom Readiness & Sealed Intelligence

📅 Day 81 – Covert Surveillance Data Forensics (Restricted Case Simulation)

Objective: Forensically examine surveillance footage and packet capture data from a cybercafé used for illegal cryptocurrency mining and identity spoofing.

Tasks:

• Analyze encrypted CCTV footage (watermarked timestamps must be verified).

• Examine .pcap file using Wireshark to detect DNS tunneling patterns.

• Identify IP obfuscation techniques and generate suspect profile.

🔐 Note: The decryption key and .pcap file will only be shared upon submission of an NDA and request form.

📅 Day 82 – Mobile Device Forensics: WhatsApp, Signal & Deleted Chats Recovery

Objective: Deep-dive into advanced mobile forensics using Cellebrite or MOBILedit.

Tasks:

• Recover deleted chats from rooted Android device.

• Trace encrypted attachments and recover thumbnails.

• Link suspicious chat metadata with call logs.

🔐 Note: Device image provided will include system partition only; intern must request /data/media separately with justification.

📅 Day 83 – Web Shell & Ransomware Reverse Engineering (Live Malware)

Objective: Manually reverse-engineer a PHP-based web shell and analyze a ransomware executable.

Tasks:

• Identify command strings, obfuscation, and backdoor triggers in web shell.

• Analyze a .exe ransomware payload in a VM (no Internet allowed).

• Build a decryption simulation map.

⚠️ High-Risk: Access to payloads will be disabled if found leaking outside the VM. Violation will result in permanent removal from the training portal.

📅 Day 84 – Evidence Certification Simulation: From Raid to Court Submission

Objective: Simulate physical seizure of a hard drive and creation of all necessary forensic and legal documentation.

Tasks:

• Generate:

  • Seizure Memo

  • Image Hash Report

  • Chain of Custody

  • Section 65B Certification

• Present mock testimony in a virtual courtroom roleplay.

📩 Mentors will cross-question based on court standards. Failure to answer = no clearance to Day 85.

📅 Day 85 – Open Intelligence Fusion (SOCMINT + GEOINT + OSINT)

Objective: Track an online extortionist using Telegram and Instagram, and correlate with satellite imagery.

Tasks:

• Use fake profile image tracing with ExifTool and reverse image search.

• Plot suspected movement using timeline analytics + Instagram check-ins.

• Draft a Geospatial Summary Report (GSR) matching movement to known IPs.

🔐 Tools used: SpiderFoot HX, Maltego, Yandex, and GeoIQ – usage must be approved by mentor.

📅 Day 86 – AI in Digital Forensics: Constructing Threat Profiles with ML

Objective: Use an AI model to predict future threat behavior based on collected metadata and digital habits.

Tasks:

• Feed forensic logs into an ML model (provided script).

• Extract behavioral clusters.

• Predict repeat-offense patterns and submit threat matrix.

🧠 Bonus Access: Interns who exceed expectations will receive GenAI scripts for future sandbox use.

📅 Day 87 – DNS Sinkhole and Attribution of Advanced Persistent Threat (APT)

Objective: Analyze a DNS sinkhole log for signs of APT group activity.

Tasks:

• Detect suspicious DNS requests.

• Cross-check domains with MITRE ATT&CK and ThreatFox IOC database.

• Prepare a country-of-origin attribution report.

🔐 Logs are sanitized; raw logs will be sent to only those with mentor pre-approval.

📅 Day 88 – Legal Mock Trial: Case Argument + Digital Evidence Crossfire

Objective: Intern must argue for the admissibility of collected digital evidence before a simulated judiciary panel.

Tasks:

• Present:

  • Device seizure flow

  • Metadata integrity

  • 65B admissibility rationale

• Prepare for cross-examination from both defense and prosecution.

🎯 Intern’s articulation and clarity will decide clearance to final challenge.

📅 Day 89 – Final Challenge: Build, Break, Investigate

Objective: Intern must create a vulnerable virtual machine with hidden data exfiltration mechanisms. They will then exchange it with another intern to investigate.

Tasks:

1. Create your own "malicious" VM with at least:

   • Suspicious registry entry

   • Hidden startup script

   • Covert data exfiltration task

2. Swap with another assigned intern.

3. Investigate the other intern’s machine and provide:

   • IOC list

   • Fix path

   • Evidence hash report

🧨 Important: Submit in a time-boxed 2-hour session with live mentor observation.

📅 Day 90 – Final Submission: Cyber Forensics Portfolio & Interview

Objective: Prepare a forensic internship dossier and present learnings and outcomes.

Tasks:

• Submit final digital portfolio:

  • Case logs

  • Certificates created

  • Reports and tools used

• Attend 1:1 review session and exit interview with:

  • CTO or Senior Forensics Officer

  • Legal Advisor or Police Tech Lead

📩 Final documents must be zipped and password-protected with AES-256 and sent to:
final@cyberprivilege.com
Subject: FINAL-90-SUBMISSION_[YourName]

🛡️ Final Instructions:

🔐 For access to tools, archives, court templates, or law references, interns must submit a formal request through the Cyber Privilege Portal and get their mentor’s digital clearance code.
📜 Once cleared, they receive a Cyber Forensics Completion Certificate with optional 65B Drafting Specialization.