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The audit findings indicate a significant data exfiltration event involving sensitive customer information. As a junior security analyst who discovered this during a routine log review, what is the most appropriate immediate action to take?
Immediately notify the designated incident response team lead to initiate the formal incident response process.
Attempt to isolate and remove the suspected malicious software from the affected systems before reporting.
Publicly announce the data breach to inform customers and stakeholders of the situation.
Delete the suspicious log files to prevent further evidence of the breach from being discovered.

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