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"description": "Binary Defense. (n.d.). Emotet Evolves With new Wi-Fi Spreader. Retrieved September 8, 2023.",
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"enterprise-attack"
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] | Since a shortcut's target path likely will not change, modifications to shortcut files that do not correlate with known software changes, patches, removal, etc., may be suspicious. Analysis should attempt to relate shortcut file change or creation events to other potentially suspicious events based on known adversary b... | [
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"Windows"
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"source_name... | [
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] | System and network discovery techniques normally occur throughout an operation as an adversary learns the environment. Data and events should not be viewed in isolation, but as part of a chain of behavior that could lead to other activities, such as Lateral Movement, based on the information obtained.
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"enterprise-attack"
] | true | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
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attack-pattern | attack-pattern--4bed873f-0b7d-41d4-b93a-b6905d1f90b0 | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2020-03-06T21:11:11.225000Z | 2021-10-15T22:37:43.854000Z | Time Based Evasion | Adversaries may employ various time-based methods to detect and avoid virtualization and analysis environments. This may include enumerating time-based properties, such as uptime or the system clock, as well as the use of timers or other triggers to avoid a virtual machine environment (VME) or sandbox, specifically tho... | [
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"external_id": null,
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] | Time-based evasion will likely occur in the first steps of an operation but may also occur throughout as an adversary learns the environment. Data and events should not be viewed in isolation, but as part of a chain of behavior that could lead to other activities, such as lateral movement, based on the information obta... | [
"enterprise-attack"
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] | Use process monitoring to detect and analyze the execution and arguments of CMSTP.exe. Compare recent invocations of CMSTP.exe with prior history of known good arguments and loaded files to determine anomalous and potentially adversarial activity.
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] | Monitor processes and command-line arguments for commands that can be used to disable logging. For example, [Wevtutil](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0645), `auditpol`, `sc stop EventLog`, and offensive tooling (such as [Mimikatz](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0002) and `Invoke-Phant0m`) may be used to clear l... | [
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] | Monitor process file access patterns and network behavior. Unrecognized processes or scripts that appear to be traversing file systems and sending network traffic may be suspicious. Network connections to the same destination that occur at the same time of day for multiple days are suspicious. | [
"enterprise-attack"
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attack-pattern | attack-pattern--4f9ca633-15c5-463c-9724-bdcd54fde541 | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2020-02-11T18:25:28.212000Z | 2023-07-28T17:34:51.250000Z | SMB/Windows Admin Shares | Adversaries may use [Valid Accounts](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1078) to interact with a remote network share using Server Message Block (SMB). The adversary may then perform actions as the logged-on user.
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"description": "French, D. (2018, October 9). Detecting & Removing an Attacker’s WMI Persistence. Retrieved October 11, 2019.",
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] | Ensure that proper logging of accounts used to log into systems is turned on and centrally collected. Windows logging is able to collect success/failure for accounts that may be used to move laterally and can be collected using tools such as Windows Event Forwarding. (Citation: Lateral Movement Payne)(Citation: Windows... | [
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"Windows"
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attack-pattern | attack-pattern--4fd8a28b-4b3a-4cd6-a8cf-85ba5f824a7f | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2019-09-04T12:04:03.552000Z | 2022-03-08T21:27:49.094000Z | Implant Internal Image | Adversaries may implant cloud or container images with malicious code to establish persistence after gaining access to an environment. Amazon Web Services (AWS) Amazon Machine Images (AMIs), Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Images, and Azure Images as well as popular container runtimes such as Docker can be implanted or bac... | [
{
"kill_chain_name": "mitre-attack",
"phase_name": "persistence"
}
] | false | [
{
"description": null,
"external_id": "T1525",
"source_name": "mitre-attack",
"url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1525"
},
{
"description": "Rhino Labs. (2019, August). Exploiting AWS ECR and ECS with the Cloud Container Attack Tool (CCAT). Retrieved September 12, 2019.",
"exter... | [
"marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168"
] | Monitor interactions with images and containers by users to identify ones that are added or modified anomalously.
In containerized environments, changes may be detectable by monitoring the Docker daemon logs or setting up and monitoring Kubernetes audit logs depending on registry configuration. | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | false | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"IaaS",
"Containers"
] | 2.1 |
attack-pattern | attack-pattern--4fe28b27-b13c-453e-a386-c2ef362a573b | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2020-03-15T16:03:39.082000Z | 2020-03-27T17:15:35.372000Z | Protocol Tunneling | Adversaries may tunnel network communications to and from a victim system within a separate protocol to avoid detection/network filtering and/or enable access to otherwise unreachable systems. Tunneling involves explicitly encapsulating a protocol within another. This behavior may conceal malicious traffic by blending ... | [
{
"kill_chain_name": "mitre-attack",
"phase_name": "command-and-control"
}
] | false | [
{
"description": null,
"external_id": "T1572",
"source_name": "mitre-attack",
"url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1572"
},
{
"description": "SSH.COM. (n.d.). SSH tunnel. Retrieved March 15, 2020.",
"external_id": null,
"source_name": "SSH Tunneling",
"url": "https://www.... | [
"marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168"
] | Monitoring for systems listening and/or establishing external connections using ports/protocols commonly associated with tunneling, such as SSH (port 22). Also monitor for processes commonly associated with tunneling, such as Plink and the OpenSSH client.
Analyze network data for uncommon data flows (e.g., a client s... | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | false | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"Linux",
"macOS",
"Windows"
] | 1.0 |
attack-pattern | attack-pattern--4ff5d6a8-c062-4c68-a778-36fc5edd564f | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2020-01-23T19:59:52.630000Z | 2022-03-11T19:01:55.821000Z | Control Panel | Adversaries may abuse control.exe to proxy execution of malicious payloads. The Windows Control Panel process binary (control.exe) handles execution of Control Panel items, which are utilities that allow users to view and adjust computer settings.
Control Panel items are registered executable (.exe) or Control Panel (... | [
{
"kill_chain_name": "mitre-attack",
"phase_name": "defense-evasion"
}
] | false | [
{
"description": null,
"external_id": "T1218.002",
"source_name": "mitre-attack",
"url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1218/002"
},
{
"description": "M. (n.d.). Implementing Control Panel Items. Retrieved January 18, 2018.",
"external_id": null,
"source_name": "Microsoft Impl... | [
"marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168"
] | Monitor and analyze activity related to items associated with CPL files, such as the control.exe and the <code>Control_RunDLL</code> and <code>ControlRunDLLAsUser</code> API functions in shell32.dll. When executed from the command line or clicked, control.exe will execute the CPL file (ex: <code>control.exe file.cpl</c... | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | true | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"Windows"
] | 2.0 |
attack-pattern | attack-pattern--4ffc1794-ec3b-45be-9e52-42dbcb2af2de | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2020-10-19T16:48:08.241000Z | 2020-10-21T01:45:58.951000Z | Network Address Translation Traversal | Adversaries may bridge network boundaries by modifying a network device’s Network Address Translation (NAT) configuration. Malicious modifications to NAT may enable an adversary to bypass restrictions on traffic routing that otherwise separate trusted and untrusted networks.
Network devices such as routers and firewal... | [
{
"kill_chain_name": "mitre-attack",
"phase_name": "defense-evasion"
}
] | false | [
{
"description": null,
"external_id": "T1599.001",
"source_name": "mitre-attack",
"url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1599/001"
},
{
"description": "IETF Network Working Group. (1996, February). Address Allocation for Private Internets. Retrieved October 20, 2020.",
"external_id... | [
"marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168"
] | Consider monitoring network traffic on both interfaces of border network devices. Compare packets transmitted by the device between networks to look for signs of NAT being implemented. Packets which have their IP addresses changed should still have the same size and contents in the data encapsulated beyond Layer 3. ... | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | true | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"Network"
] | 1.0 |
attack-pattern | attack-pattern--506f6f49-7045-4156-9007-7474cb44ad6d | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2021-03-17T20:31:07.828000Z | 2022-10-20T20:16:32.599000Z | Upload Tool | Adversaries may upload tools to third-party or adversary controlled infrastructure to make it accessible during targeting. Tools can be open or closed source, free or commercial. Tools can be used for malicious purposes by an adversary, but (unlike malware) were not intended to be used for those purposes (ex: [PsExec](... | [
{
"kill_chain_name": "mitre-attack",
"phase_name": "resource-development"
}
] | false | [
{
"description": null,
"external_id": "T1608.002",
"source_name": "mitre-attack",
"url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1608/002"
},
{
"description": "Dell SecureWorks Counter Threat Unit Threat Intelligence. (2015, August 5). Threat Group-3390 Targets Organizations for Cyberespionage... | [
"marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168"
] | If infrastructure or patterns in tooling have been previously identified, internet scanning may uncover when an adversary has staged tools to make them accessible for targeting.
Much of this activity will take place outside the visibility of the target organization, making detection of this behavior difficult. Detecti... | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | true | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"PRE"
] | 1.2 |
attack-pattern | attack-pattern--5095a853-299c-4876-abd7-ac0050fb5462 | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2020-01-24T17:16:11.806000Z | 2020-03-25T15:42:48.910000Z | Security Support Provider | Adversaries may abuse security support providers (SSPs) to execute DLLs when the system boots. Windows SSP DLLs are loaded into the Local Security Authority (LSA) process at system start. Once loaded into the LSA, SSP DLLs have access to encrypted and plaintext passwords that are stored in Windows, such as any logged-o... | [
{
"kill_chain_name": "mitre-attack",
"phase_name": "persistence"
},
{
"kill_chain_name": "mitre-attack",
"phase_name": "privilege-escalation"
}
] | false | [
{
"description": null,
"external_id": "T1547.005",
"source_name": "mitre-attack",
"url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1547/005"
},
{
"description": "Graeber, M. (2014, October). Analysis of Malicious Security Support Provider DLLs. Retrieved March 1, 2017.",
"external_id": null,... | [
"marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168"
] | Monitor the Registry for changes to the SSP Registry keys. Monitor the LSA process for DLL loads. Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 may generate events when unsigned SSP DLLs try to load into the LSA by setting the Registry key <code>HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\LS... | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | true | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"Windows"
] | 1.0 |
attack-pattern | attack-pattern--51a14c76-dd3b-440b-9c20-2bf91d25a814 | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2020-01-30T16:18:36.873000Z | 2024-04-28T15:43:30.271000Z | Use Alternate Authentication Material | Adversaries may use alternate authentication material, such as password hashes, Kerberos tickets, and application access tokens, in order to move laterally within an environment and bypass normal system access controls.
Authentication processes generally require a valid identity (e.g., username) along with one or mor... | [
{
"kill_chain_name": "mitre-attack",
"phase_name": "defense-evasion"
},
{
"kill_chain_name": "mitre-attack",
"phase_name": "lateral-movement"
}
] | false | [
{
"description": null,
"external_id": "T1550",
"source_name": "mitre-attack",
"url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1550"
},
{
"description": "Microsoft. (2016, April 15). Audit Policy Recommendations. Retrieved June 3, 2016.",
"external_id": null,
"source_name": "TechNet Audi... | [
"marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168"
] | Configure robust, consistent account activity audit policies across the enterprise and with externally accessible services.(Citation: TechNet Audit Policy) Look for suspicious account behavior across systems that share accounts, either user, admin, or service accounts. Examples: one account logged into multiple systems... | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | false | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"Windows",
"Office 365",
"SaaS",
"Google Workspace",
"IaaS",
"Containers"
] | 1.3 |
attack-pattern | attack-pattern--51e54974-a541-4fb6-a61b-0518e4c6de41 | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2020-10-02T17:03:45.918000Z | 2021-04-15T03:45:30.862000Z | Threat Intel Vendors | Adversaries may search private data from threat intelligence vendors for information that can be used during targeting. Threat intelligence vendors may offer paid feeds or portals that offer more data than what is publicly reported. Although sensitive details (such as customer names and other identifiers) may be redact... | [
{
"kill_chain_name": "mitre-attack",
"phase_name": "reconnaissance"
}
] | false | [
{
"description": null,
"external_id": "T1597.001",
"source_name": "mitre-attack",
"url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1597/001"
},
{
"description": "Banerd, W. (2019, April 30). 10 of the Best Open Source Threat Intelligence Feeds. Retrieved October 20, 2020.",
"external_id": nu... | [
"marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168"
] | Much of this activity may have a very high occurrence and associated false positive rate, as well as potentially taking place outside the visibility of the target organization, making detection difficult for defenders.
Detection efforts may be focused on related stages of the adversary lifecycle, such as during Initia... | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | true | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"PRE"
] | 1.0 |
attack-pattern | attack-pattern--51ea26b1-ff1e-4faa-b1a0-1114cd298c87 | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2017-05-31T21:30:25.159000Z | 2023-09-11T16:06:10.376000Z | Exfiltration Over Other Network Medium | Adversaries may attempt to exfiltrate data over a different network medium than the command and control channel. If the command and control network is a wired Internet connection, the exfiltration may occur, for example, over a WiFi connection, modem, cellular data connection, Bluetooth, or another radio frequency (RF)... | [
{
"kill_chain_name": "mitre-attack",
"phase_name": "exfiltration"
}
] | false | [
{
"description": null,
"external_id": "T1011",
"source_name": "mitre-attack",
"url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1011"
}
] | [
"marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168"
] | Monitor for processes utilizing the network that do not normally have network communication or have never been seen before. Processes that normally require user-driven events to access the network (for example, a web browser opening with a mouse click or key press) but access the network without such may be malicious.
... | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | false | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"Linux",
"macOS",
"Windows"
] | 1.2 |
attack-pattern | attack-pattern--52759bf1-fe12-4052-ace6-c5b0cf7dd7fd | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2020-10-20T00:08:21.745000Z | 2022-02-17T19:50:46.948000Z | Network Device Configuration Dump | Adversaries may access network configuration files to collect sensitive data about the device and the network. The network configuration is a file containing parameters that determine the operation of the device. The device typically stores an in-memory copy of the configuration while operating, and a separate configur... | [
{
"kill_chain_name": "mitre-attack",
"phase_name": "collection"
}
] | false | [
{
"description": null,
"external_id": "T1602.002",
"source_name": "mitre-attack",
"url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1602/002"
},
{
"description": "US-CERT. (2018, April 20). Russian State-Sponsored Cyber Actors Targeting Network Infrastructure Devices. Retrieved October 19, 2020."... | [
"marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168"
] | Identify network traffic sent or received by untrusted hosts or networks. Configure signatures to identify strings that may be found in a network device configuration.(Citation: US-CERT TA18-068A 2018) | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | true | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"Network"
] | 1.0 |
attack-pattern | attack-pattern--5282dd9a-d26d-4e16-88b7-7c0f4553daf4 | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2020-10-02T14:54:59.263000Z | 2024-04-19T04:27:00.005000Z | Gather Victim Identity Information | Adversaries may gather information about the victim's identity that can be used during targeting. Information about identities may include a variety of details, including personal data (ex: employee names, email addresses, security question responses, etc.) as well as sensitive details such as credentials or multi-fact... | [
{
"kill_chain_name": "mitre-attack",
"phase_name": "reconnaissance"
}
] | false | [
{
"description": null,
"external_id": "T1589",
"source_name": "mitre-attack",
"url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1589"
},
{
"description": "Cybersecurity Resource Center. (n.d.). CYBERSECURITY INCIDENTS. Retrieved October 20, 2020.",
"external_id": null,
"source_name": "OPM... | [
"marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168"
] | Monitor for suspicious network traffic that could be indicative of probing for user information, such as large/iterative quantities of authentication requests originating from a single source (especially if the source is known to be associated with an adversary/botnet). Analyzing web metadata may also reveal artifacts ... | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | false | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"PRE"
] | 1.3 |
attack-pattern | attack-pattern--5372c5fe-f424-4def-bcd5-d3a8e770f07b | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2020-02-21T21:00:48.814000Z | 2024-03-28T00:01:08.337000Z | Disable or Modify System Firewall | Adversaries may disable or modify system firewalls in order to bypass controls limiting network usage. Changes could be disabling the entire mechanism as well as adding, deleting, or modifying particular rules. This can be done numerous ways depending on the operating system, including via command-line, editing Windows... | [
{
"kill_chain_name": "mitre-attack",
"phase_name": "defense-evasion"
}
] | false | [
{
"description": null,
"external_id": "T1562.004",
"source_name": "mitre-attack",
"url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1562/004"
},
{
"description": "Carvey, H. (2024, February 28). BlackCat Ransomware Affiliate TTPs. Retrieved March 27, 2024.",
"external_id": null,
"source_n... | [
"marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168"
] | Monitor processes and command-line arguments to see if firewalls are disabled or modified. Monitor Registry edits to keys that manage firewalls. | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | true | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"Linux",
"macOS",
"Windows",
"Network"
] | 1.2 |
attack-pattern | attack-pattern--53ac20cd-aca3-406e-9aa0-9fc7fdc60a5a | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2020-02-20T20:53:45.725000Z | 2024-01-20T00:07:58.958000Z | Archive Collected Data | An adversary may compress and/or encrypt data that is collected prior to exfiltration. Compressing the data can help to obfuscate the collected data and minimize the amount of data sent over the network.(Citation: DOJ GRU Indictment Jul 2018) Encryption can be used to hide information that is being exfiltrated from det... | [
{
"kill_chain_name": "mitre-attack",
"phase_name": "collection"
}
] | false | [
{
"description": null,
"external_id": "T1560",
"source_name": "mitre-attack",
"url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1560"
},
{
"description": "Mueller, R. (2018, July 13). Indictment - United States of America vs. VIKTOR BORISOVICH NETYKSHO, et al. Retrieved September 13, 2018.",
... | [
"marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168"
] | Archival software and archived files can be detected in many ways. Common utilities that may be present on the system or brought in by an adversary may be detectable through process monitoring and monitoring for command-line arguments for known archival utilities. This may yield a significant number of benign events, d... | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | false | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"Linux",
"macOS",
"Windows"
] | 1.0 |
attack-pattern | attack-pattern--543fceb5-cb92-40cb-aacf-6913d4db58bc | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2020-02-05T19:34:04.910000Z | 2022-05-05T04:58:58.214000Z | SIP and Trust Provider Hijacking | Adversaries may tamper with SIP and trust provider components to mislead the operating system and application control tools when conducting signature validation checks. In user mode, Windows Authenticode (Citation: Microsoft Authenticode) digital signatures are used to verify a file's origin and integrity, variables th... | [
{
"kill_chain_name": "mitre-attack",
"phase_name": "defense-evasion"
}
] | false | [
{
"description": null,
"external_id": "T1553.003",
"source_name": "mitre-attack",
"url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1553/003"
},
{
"description": "Entrust Datacard. (2017, August 16). How do I enable CAPI 2.0 logging in Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 2008 Server?. Retrieved ... | [
"marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168"
] | Periodically baseline registered SIPs and trust providers (Registry entries and files on disk), specifically looking for new, modified, or non-Microsoft entries. (Citation: SpectorOps Subverting Trust Sept 2017)
Enable CryptoAPI v2 (CAPI) event logging (Citation: Entrust Enable CAPI2 Aug 2017) to monitor and analyze e... | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | true | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"Windows"
] | 1.0 |
attack-pattern | attack-pattern--544b0346-29ad-41e1-a808-501bb4193f47 | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2018-01-16T16:13:52.465000Z | 2022-02-25T18:58:15.229000Z | Browser Session Hijacking | Adversaries may take advantage of security vulnerabilities and inherent functionality in browser software to change content, modify user-behaviors, and intercept information as part of various browser session hijacking techniques.(Citation: Wikipedia Man in the Browser)
A specific example is when an adversary injects ... | [
{
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"phase_name": "collection"
}
] | false | [
{
"description": null,
"external_id": "T1185",
"source_name": "mitre-attack",
"url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1185"
},
{
"description": "Wikipedia. (2017, October 28). Man-in-the-browser. Retrieved January 10, 2018.",
"external_id": null,
"source_name": "Wikipedia Man in... | [
"marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168"
] | This may be a difficult technique to detect because adversary traffic may be masked by normal user traffic. New processes may not be created and no additional software dropped to disk. Authentication logs can be used to audit logins to specific web applications, but determining malicious logins versus benign logins may... | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | false | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"Windows"
] | 2.0 |
attack-pattern | attack-pattern--54a649ff-439a-41a4-9856-8d144a2551ba | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2017-05-31T21:30:29.858000Z | 2024-03-01T15:35:38.299000Z | Remote Services | Adversaries may use [Valid Accounts](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1078) to log into a service that accepts remote connections, such as telnet, SSH, and VNC. The adversary may then perform actions as the logged-on user.
In an enterprise environment, servers and workstations can be organized into domains. Domain... | [
{
"kill_chain_name": "mitre-attack",
"phase_name": "lateral-movement"
}
] | false | [
{
"description": null,
"external_id": "T1021",
"source_name": "mitre-attack",
"url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1021"
},
{
"description": "Apple. (n.d.). Apple Remote Desktop Administrator Guide Version 3.3. Retrieved October 5, 2021.",
"external_id": null,
"source_name": ... | [
"marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168"
] | Correlate use of login activity related to remote services with unusual behavior or other malicious or suspicious activity. Adversaries will likely need to learn about an environment and the relationships between systems through Discovery techniques prior to attempting Lateral Movement.
Use of applications such as AR... | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | false | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"Linux",
"macOS",
"Windows",
"IaaS"
] | 1.5 |
attack-pattern | attack-pattern--54b4c251-1f0e-4eba-ba6b-dbc7a6f6f06b | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2020-03-15T16:21:45.131000Z | 2024-04-16T12:28:59.928000Z | Mail Protocols | Adversaries may communicate using application layer protocols associated with electronic mail delivery to avoid detection/network filtering by blending in with existing traffic. Commands to the remote system, and often the results of those commands, will be embedded within the protocol traffic between the client and se... | [
{
"kill_chain_name": "mitre-attack",
"phase_name": "command-and-control"
}
] | false | [
{
"description": null,
"external_id": "T1071.003",
"source_name": "mitre-attack",
"url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1071/003"
},
{
"description": "FireEye. (2015). APT28: A WINDOW INTO RUSSIA’S CYBER ESPIONAGE OPERATIONS?. Retrieved August 19, 2015.",
"external_id": null,
... | [
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] | Analyze network data for uncommon data flows (e.g., a client sending significantly more data than it receives from a server). Processes utilizing the network that do not normally have network communication or have never been seen before are suspicious. Analyze packet contents to detect application layer protocols that ... | [
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"Linux",
"macOS",
"Windows",
"Network"
] | 1.1 |
attack-pattern | attack-pattern--54ca26f3-c172-4231-93e5-ccebcac2161f | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2022-09-28T13:29:53.354000Z | 2022-10-21T16:09:38.202000Z | Hybrid Identity | Adversaries may patch, modify, or otherwise backdoor cloud authentication processes that are tied to on-premises user identities in order to bypass typical authentication mechanisms, access credentials, and enable persistent access to accounts.
Many organizations maintain hybrid user and device identities that are s... | [
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"description": "Adam Chester. (2019, February 18). Azure AD Connect for Red Teamers. Retrieved September 28, 2022.",
"external_id": null,
"sou... | [
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] | [
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] | true | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"Windows",
"Azure AD",
"SaaS",
"Google Workspace",
"Office 365",
"IaaS"
] | 1.0 | |
attack-pattern | attack-pattern--5502c4e9-24ef-4d5f-8ee9-9e906c2f82c4 | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2020-10-02T16:55:16.047000Z | 2023-03-13T20:46:31.907000Z | Vulnerability Scanning | Adversaries may scan victims for vulnerabilities that can be used during targeting. Vulnerability scans typically check if the configuration of a target host/application (ex: software and version) potentially aligns with the target of a specific exploit the adversary may seek to use.
These scans may also include more ... | [
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] | false | [
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"description": "OWASP. (n.d.). OAT-014 Vulnerability Scanning. Retrieved October 20, 2020.",
"external_id": null,
"source_name": "OWASP Vuln S... | [
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] | Monitor for suspicious network traffic that could be indicative of scanning, such as large quantities originating from a single source (especially if the source is known to be associated with an adversary/botnet). Analyzing web metadata may also reveal artifacts that can be attributed to potentially malicious activity,... | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | true | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"PRE"
] | 1.0 |
attack-pattern | attack-pattern--55bb4471-ff1f-43b4-88c1-c9384ec47abf | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2022-03-17T13:28:24.989000Z | 2023-04-14T18:04:54.607000Z | Cloud API | Adversaries may abuse cloud APIs to execute malicious commands. APIs available in cloud environments provide various functionalities and are a feature-rich method for programmatic access to nearly all aspects of a tenant. These APIs may be utilized through various methods such as command line interpreters (CLIs), in-br... | [
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"phase_name": "execution"
}
] | false | [
{
"description": null,
"external_id": "T1059.009",
"source_name": "mitre-attack",
"url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/009"
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"description": "Microsoft. (2014, December 12). Azure/azure-powershell. Retrieved March 24, 2023.",
"external_id": null,
"source_name": "Micro... | [
"marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168"
] | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | true | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"IaaS",
"Azure AD",
"Office 365",
"SaaS",
"Google Workspace"
] | 1.0 | |
attack-pattern | attack-pattern--55fc4df0-b42c-479a-b860-7a6761bcaad0 | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2020-10-02T16:56:05.810000Z | 2022-10-18T22:45:19.607000Z | Search Open Technical Databases | Adversaries may search freely available technical databases for information about victims that can be used during targeting. Information about victims may be available in online databases and repositories, such as registrations of domains/certificates as well as public collections of network data/artifacts gathered fro... | [
{
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"phase_name": "reconnaissance"
}
] | false | [
{
"description": null,
"external_id": "T1596",
"source_name": "mitre-attack",
"url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1596"
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"description": "CIRCL Computer Incident Response Center. (n.d.). Passive DNS. Retrieved October 20, 2020.",
"external_id": null,
"source_name": "Circl... | [
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] | Much of this activity may have a very high occurrence and associated false positive rate, as well as potentially taking place outside the visibility of the target organization, making detection difficult for defenders.
Detection efforts may be focused on related stages of the adversary lifecycle, such as during Initia... | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | false | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"PRE"
] | 1.0 |
attack-pattern | attack-pattern--561ae9aa-c28a-4144-9eec-e7027a14c8c3 | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2024-03-07T19:32:35.383000Z | 2024-04-15T23:00:33.493000Z | Electron Applications | Adversaries may abuse components of the Electron framework to execute malicious code. The Electron framework hosts many common applications such as Signal, Slack, and Microsoft Teams.(Citation: Electron 2) Originally developed by GitHub, Electron is a cross-platform desktop application development framework that employ... | [
{
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"phase_name": "defense-evasion"
}
] | false | [
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"description": null,
"external_id": "T1218.015",
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"url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1218/015"
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"description": "Alanna Titterington. (2023, September 14). Security of Electron-based desktop applications. Retrieved March 7, 2024.",
"external_i... | [
"marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168"
] | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | true | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"macOS",
"Windows",
"Linux"
] | 1.0 | |
attack-pattern | attack-pattern--562e9b64-7239-493d-80f4-2bff900d9054 | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2023-05-24T19:03:03.855000Z | 2023-10-03T03:44:46.935000Z | Disable or Modify Linux Audit System | Adversaries may disable or modify the Linux audit system to hide malicious activity and avoid detection. Linux admins use the Linux Audit system to track security-relevant information on a system. The Linux Audit system operates at the kernel-level and maintains event logs on application and system activity such as pro... | [
{
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"phase_name": "defense-evasion"
}
] | false | [
{
"description": null,
"external_id": "T1562.012",
"source_name": "mitre-attack",
"url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1562/012"
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{
"description": "IzySec. (2022, January 26). Linux auditd for Threat Detection. Retrieved September 29, 2023.",
"external_id": null,
"source_na... | [
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] | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | true | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"Linux"
] | 1.0 | |
attack-pattern | attack-pattern--564998d8-ab3e-4123-93fb-eccaa6b9714a | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2018-04-18T17:59:24.739000Z | 2022-03-08T21:20:04.850000Z | Rogue Domain Controller | Adversaries may register a rogue Domain Controller to enable manipulation of Active Directory data. DCShadow may be used to create a rogue Domain Controller (DC). DCShadow is a method of manipulating Active Directory (AD) data, including objects and schemas, by registering (or reusing an inactive registration) and simu... | [
{
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"phase_name": "defense-evasion"
}
] | false | [
{
"description": null,
"external_id": "T1207",
"source_name": "mitre-attack",
"url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1207"
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"description": "Delpy, B. & LE TOUX, V. (n.d.). DCShadow. Retrieved March 20, 2018.",
"external_id": null,
"source_name": "DCShadow Blog",
"url": ... | [
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] | Monitor and analyze network traffic associated with data replication (such as calls to DrsAddEntry, DrsReplicaAdd, and especially GetNCChanges) between DCs as well as to/from non DC hosts. (Citation: GitHub DCSYNCMonitor) (Citation: DCShadow Blog) DC replication will naturally take place every 15 minutes but can be tri... | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | false | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"Windows"
] | 2.1 |
attack-pattern | attack-pattern--565275d5-fcc3-4b66-b4e7-928e4cac6b8c | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2021-04-23T01:04:57.161000Z | 2022-05-05T05:00:03.480000Z | Code Signing Policy Modification | Adversaries may modify code signing policies to enable execution of unsigned or self-signed code. Code signing provides a level of authenticity on a program from a developer and a guarantee that the program has not been tampered with. Security controls can include enforcement mechanisms to ensure that only valid, signe... | [
{
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"phase_name": "defense-evasion"
}
] | false | [
{
"description": null,
"external_id": "T1553.006",
"source_name": "mitre-attack",
"url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1553/006"
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{
"description": "Apple. (n.d.). Disabling and Enabling System Integrity Protection. Retrieved April 22, 2021.",
"external_id": null,
"source_na... | [
"marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168"
] | Monitor processes and command-line arguments for actions that could be taken to modify the code signing policy of a system, such as <code>bcdedit.exe -set TESTSIGNING ON</code>.(Citation: Microsoft TESTSIGNING Feb 2021) Consider monitoring for modifications made to Registry keys associated with code signing policies, s... | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | true | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"Windows",
"macOS"
] | 1.0 |
attack-pattern | attack-pattern--56e0d8b8-3e25-49dd-9050-3aa252f5aa92 | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2021-03-29T16:51:26.020000Z | 2024-04-11T21:24:42.680000Z | Deploy Container | Adversaries may deploy a container into an environment to facilitate execution or evade defenses. In some cases, adversaries may deploy a new container to execute processes associated with a particular image or deployment, such as processes that execute or download malware. In others, an adversary may deploy a new cont... | [
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}
] | false | [
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"description": null,
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"url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1610"
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"description": "Abhisek Datta. (2020, March 18). Kubernetes Namespace Breakout using Insecure Host Path Volume — Part 1. Retrieved January 16, 2024.",
"ex... | [
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] | Monitor for suspicious or unknown container images and pods in your environment. Deploy logging agents on Kubernetes nodes and retrieve logs from sidecar proxies for application pods to detect malicious activity at the cluster level. In Docker, the daemon log provides insight into remote API calls, including those that... | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | false | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"Containers"
] | 1.3 |
attack-pattern | attack-pattern--57340c81-c025-4189-8fa0-fc7ede51bae4 | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2017-05-31T21:31:23.587000Z | 2023-08-14T19:19:54.148000Z | Modify Registry | Adversaries may interact with the Windows Registry to hide configuration information within Registry keys, remove information as part of cleaning up, or as part of other techniques to aid in persistence and execution.
Access to specific areas of the Registry depends on account permissions, some requiring administrator... | [
{
"kill_chain_name": "mitre-attack",
"phase_name": "defense-evasion"
}
] | false | [
{
"description": null,
"external_id": "T1112",
"source_name": "mitre-attack",
"url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1112"
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"description": "Microsoft. (2012, April 17). Reg. Retrieved May 1, 2015.",
"external_id": null,
"source_name": "Microsoft Reg",
"url": "https://te... | [
"marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168"
] | Modifications to the Registry are normal and occur throughout typical use of the Windows operating system. Consider enabling Registry Auditing on specific keys to produce an alertable event (Event ID 4657) whenever a value is changed (though this may not trigger when values are created with Reghide or other evasive met... | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | false | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"Windows"
] | 1.4 |
attack-pattern | attack-pattern--573ad264-1371-4ae0-8482-d2673b719dba | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2020-01-17T19:23:15.227000Z | 2023-03-30T21:01:48.453000Z | Launch Daemon | Adversaries may create or modify Launch Daemons to execute malicious payloads as part of persistence. Launch Daemons are plist files used to interact with Launchd, the service management framework used by macOS. Launch Daemons require elevated privileges to install, are executed for every user on a system prior to logi... | [
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{
"kill_chain_name": "mitre-attack",
"phase_name": "privilege-escalation"
}
] | false | [
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"description": null,
"external_id": "T1543.004",
"source_name": "mitre-attack",
"url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1543/004"
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"description": "Apple. (n.d.). Creating Launch Daemons and Agents. Retrieved July 10, 2017.",
"external_id": null,
"source_name": "AppleDocs L... | [
"marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168"
] | Monitor for new files added to the <code>/Library/LaunchDaemons/</code> folder. The System LaunchDaemons are protected by SIP.
Some legitimate LaunchDaemons point to unsigned code that could be exploited. For Launch Daemons with the <code>RunAtLoad</code> parameter set to true, ensure the <code>Program</code> paramete... | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | true | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"macOS"
] | 1.2 |
attack-pattern | attack-pattern--57a3d31a-d04f-4663-b2da-7df8ec3f8c9d | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2020-08-20T17:51:25.671000Z | 2022-04-20T19:03:12.977000Z | Cloud Infrastructure Discovery | An adversary may attempt to discover infrastructure and resources that are available within an infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) environment. This includes compute service resources such as instances, virtual machines, and snapshots as well as resources of other services including the storage and database services.
C... | [
{
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"phase_name": "discovery"
}
] | false | [
{
"description": null,
"external_id": "T1580",
"source_name": "mitre-attack",
"url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1580"
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"description": "A. Randazzo, B. Manahan and S. Lipton. (2020, April 28). Finding Evil in AWS. Retrieved June 25, 2020.",
"external_id": null,
"source_... | [
"marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168"
] | Establish centralized logging for the activity of cloud infrastructure components. Monitor logs for actions that could be taken to gather information about cloud infrastructure, including the use of discovery API calls by new or unexpected users and enumerations from unknown or malicious IP addresses. To reduce false p... | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | false | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"IaaS"
] | 1.3 |
attack-pattern | attack-pattern--58a3e6aa-4453-4cc8-a51f-4befe80b31a8 | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2020-02-12T18:57:36.041000Z | 2022-02-15T19:29:57.405000Z | Credentials from Web Browsers | Adversaries may acquire credentials from web browsers by reading files specific to the target browser.(Citation: Talos Olympic Destroyer 2018) Web browsers commonly save credentials such as website usernames and passwords so that they do not need to be entered manually in the future. Web browsers typically store the cr... | [
{
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}
] | false | [
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"description": null,
"external_id": "T1555.003",
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"url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1555/003"
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"description": "Mercer, W. and Rascagneres, P. (2018, February 12). Olympic Destroyer Takes Aim At Winter Olympics. Retrieved March 14, 2019.",
"e... | [
"marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168"
] | Identify web browser files that contain credentials such as Google Chrome’s Login Data database file: <code>AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Login Data</code>. Monitor file read events of web browser files that contain credentials, especially when the reading process is unrelated to the subject web browser... | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | true | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"Linux",
"macOS",
"Windows"
] | 1.1 |
attack-pattern | attack-pattern--58af3705-8740-4c68-9329-ec015a7013c2 | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2020-03-13T17:48:58.999000Z | 2023-03-30T21:01:44.781000Z | Path Interception by Search Order Hijacking | Adversaries may execute their own malicious payloads by hijacking the search order used to load other programs. Because some programs do not call other programs using the full path, adversaries may place their own file in the directory where the calling program is located, causing the operating system to launch their m... | [
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{
"kill_chain_name": "mitre-attack",
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}
] | false | [
{
"description": null,
"external_id": "T1574.008",
"source_name": "mitre-attack",
"url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1574/008"
},
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"description": "Microsoft. (n.d.). CreateProcess function. Retrieved December 5, 2014.",
"external_id": null,
"source_name": "Microsoft Create... | [
"marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168"
] | Monitor file creation for files named after partial directories and in locations that may be searched for common processes through the environment variable, or otherwise should not be user writable. Monitor the executing process for process executable paths that are named for partial directories. Monitor file creation ... | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | true | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"Windows"
] | 1.0 |
attack-pattern | attack-pattern--5909f20f-3c39-4795-be06-ef1ea40d350b | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2019-04-08T17:51:41.390000Z | 2022-03-25T19:34:42.056000Z | Defacement | Adversaries may modify visual content available internally or externally to an enterprise network, thus affecting the integrity of the original content. Reasons for [Defacement](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1491) include delivering messaging, intimidation, or claiming (possibly false) credit for an intrusion. D... | [
{
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"phase_name": "impact"
}
] | false | [
{
"description": null,
"external_id": "T1491",
"source_name": "mitre-attack",
"url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1491"
}
] | [
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] | Monitor internal and external websites for unplanned content changes. Monitor application logs for abnormal behavior that may indicate attempted or successful exploitation. Use deep packet inspection to look for artifacts of common exploit traffic, such as SQL injection. Web Application Firewalls may detect improper in... | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | false | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"Windows",
"IaaS",
"Linux",
"macOS"
] | 1.3 |
attack-pattern | attack-pattern--59bd0dec-f8b2-4b9a-9141-37a1e6899761 | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2019-09-04T14:35:04.617000Z | 2023-12-14T16:28:24.680000Z | Unused/Unsupported Cloud Regions | Adversaries may create cloud instances in unused geographic service regions in order to evade detection. Access is usually obtained through compromising accounts used to manage cloud infrastructure.
Cloud service providers often provide infrastructure throughout the world in order to improve performance, provide redun... | [
{
"kill_chain_name": "mitre-attack",
"phase_name": "defense-evasion"
}
] | false | [
{
"description": null,
"external_id": "T1535",
"source_name": "mitre-attack",
"url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1535"
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"description": "CloudSploit. (2019, June 8). The Danger of Unused AWS Regions. Retrieved October 8, 2019.",
"external_id": null,
"source_name": "Cloud... | [
"marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168"
] | Monitor system logs to review activities occurring across all cloud environments and regions. Configure alerting to notify of activity in normally unused regions or if the number of instances active in a region goes above a certain threshold.(Citation: CloudSploit - Unused AWS Regions) | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | false | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"IaaS"
] | 1.1 |
attack-pattern | attack-pattern--59ff91cd-1430-4075-8563-e6f15f4f9ff5 | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2022-03-24T19:30:56.727000Z | 2022-10-21T15:18:16.023000Z | DHCP Spoofing | Adversaries may redirect network traffic to adversary-owned systems by spoofing Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) traffic and acting as a malicious DHCP server on the victim network. By achieving the adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) position, adversaries may collect network communications, including passed crede... | [
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"description": "Droms, R. (1997, March). Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. Retrieved March 9, 2022.",
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] | Monitor network traffic for suspicious/malicious behavior involving DHCP, such as changes in DNS and/or gateway parameters. Additionally, monitor Windows logs for Event IDs (EIDs) 1341, 1342, 1020 and 1063, which specify that the IP allocations are low or have run out; these EIDs may indicate a denial of service attack... | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | true | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"Linux",
"Windows",
"macOS"
] | 1.1 |
attack-pattern | attack-pattern--5b0ad6f8-6a16-4966-a4ef-d09ea6e2a9f5 | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2020-02-25T18:26:16.994000Z | 2024-02-26T14:21:37.818000Z | Remote Service Session Hijacking | Adversaries may take control of preexisting sessions with remote services to move laterally in an environment. Users may use valid credentials to log into a service specifically designed to accept remote connections, such as telnet, SSH, and RDP. When a user logs into a service, a session will be established that will ... | [
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"description": "Beaumont, K. (2017, March 19). RDP hijacking — how to hijack RDS and RemoteApp sessions transparently to move through an organisation. Retriev... | [
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] | Use of these services may be legitimate, depending upon the network environment and how it is used. Other factors, such as access patterns and activity that occurs after a remote login, may indicate suspicious or malicious behavior with that service. Monitor for user accounts logged into systems they would not normally... | [
"enterprise-attack"
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"Linux",
"macOS",
"Windows"
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attack-pattern | attack-pattern--5bfccc3f-2326-4112-86cc-c1ece9d8a2b5 | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2020-02-05T14:04:25.865000Z | 2023-03-30T21:01:53.857000Z | Binary Padding | Adversaries may use binary padding to add junk data and change the on-disk representation of malware. This can be done without affecting the functionality or behavior of a binary, but can increase the size of the binary beyond what some security tools are capable of handling due to file size limitations.
Binary paddi... | [
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"description": "Foltýn, T. (2018, March 13). OceanLotus ships new backdoor using old tricks. Retrieved May 22, 2018.",
"external_id": null,
"s... | [
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] | Depending on the method used to pad files, a file-based signature may be capable of detecting padding using a scanning or on-access based tool. When executed, the resulting process from padded files may also exhibit other behavior characteristics of being used to conduct an intrusion such as system and network informa... | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | true | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"Linux",
"macOS",
"Windows"
] | 1.2 |
attack-pattern | attack-pattern--5d0d3609-d06d-49e1-b9c9-b544e0c618cb | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2019-12-13T16:46:18.927000Z | 2024-04-16T12:45:06.434000Z | Web Shell | Adversaries may backdoor web servers with web shells to establish persistent access to systems. A Web shell is a Web script that is placed on an openly accessible Web server to allow an adversary to access the Web server as a gateway into a network. A Web shell may provide a set of functions to execute or a command-lin... | [
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"phase_name": "persistence"
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"description": " NSA Cybersecurity Directorate. (n.d.). Mitigating Web Shells. Retrieved July 22, 2021.",
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] | Web shells can be difficult to detect. Unlike other forms of persistent remote access, they do not initiate connections. The portion of the Web shell that is on the server may be small and innocuous looking. The PHP version of the China Chopper Web shell, for example, is the following short payload: (Citation: Lee 2013... | [
"enterprise-attack"
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"Linux",
"Windows",
"macOS",
"Network"
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attack-pattern | attack-pattern--5d2be8b9-d24c-4e98-83bf-2f5f79477163 | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2020-12-28T21:50:59.844000Z | 2023-01-06T12:44:15.707000Z | Group Policy Modification | Adversaries may modify Group Policy Objects (GPOs) to subvert the intended discretionary access controls for a domain, usually with the intention of escalating privileges on the domain. Group policy allows for centralized management of user and computer settings in Active Directory (AD). GPOs are containers for group p... | [
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"description": "Mandiant. (2016, February 25). Mandiant M-Trends 2016. Retrieved March 5, 2019.",
"external_id": null,
"source_name": "Mandian... | [
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] | It is possible to detect GPO modifications by monitoring directory service changes using Windows event logs. Several events may be logged for such GPO modifications, including:
* Event ID 5136 - A directory service object was modified
* Event ID 5137 - A directory service object was created
* Event ID 5138 - A directo... | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | true | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"Windows"
] | 1.0 |
attack-pattern | attack-pattern--5e4a2073-9643-44cb-a0b5-e7f4048446c7 | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2018-04-18T17:59:24.739000Z | 2023-04-16T14:24:40.625000Z | Browser Information Discovery | Adversaries may enumerate information about browsers to learn more about compromised environments. Data saved by browsers (such as bookmarks, accounts, and browsing history) may reveal a variety of personal information about users (e.g., banking sites, relationships/interests, social media, etc.) as well as details abo... | [
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] | false | [
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"description": "Chrome Enterprise and Education Help. (n.d.). Use Chrome Browser with Roaming User Profiles. Retrieved March 28, 2023.",
"external_id": nu... | [
"marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168"
] | Monitor processes and command-line arguments for actions that could be taken to gather browser bookmark information. Remote access tools with built-in features may interact directly using APIs to gather information. Information may also be acquired through system management tools such as [Windows Management Instrumenta... | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | false | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"Linux",
"Windows",
"macOS"
] | 2.0 |
attack-pattern | attack-pattern--60b508a1-6a5e-46b1-821a-9f7b78752abf | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2020-02-04T13:06:49.258000Z | 2023-04-12T23:52:08.194000Z | Private Keys | Adversaries may search for private key certificate files on compromised systems for insecurely stored credentials. Private cryptographic keys and certificates are used for authentication, encryption/decryption, and digital signatures.(Citation: Wikipedia Public Key Crypto) Common key and certificate file extensions inc... | [
{
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}
] | false | [
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"description": "Bar, T., Conant, S., Efraim, L. (2016, June 28). Prince of Persia – Game Over. Retrieved July 5, 2017.",
"external_id": null,
... | [
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] | Monitor access to files and directories related to cryptographic keys and certificates as a means for potentially detecting access patterns that may indicate collection and exfiltration activity. Collect authentication logs and look for potentially abnormal activity that may indicate improper use of keys or certificate... | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | true | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"Linux",
"macOS",
"Windows",
"Network"
] | 1.1 |
attack-pattern | attack-pattern--60c4b628-4807-4b0b-bbf5-fdac8643c337 | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2020-10-01T00:48:09.578000Z | 2024-02-28T21:22:52.176000Z | Server | Adversaries may buy, lease, rent, or obtain physical servers that can be used during targeting. Use of servers allows an adversary to stage, launch, and execute an operation. During post-compromise activity, adversaries may utilize servers for various tasks, such as watering hole operations in [Drive-by Compromise](htt... | [
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"phase_name": "resource-development"
}
] | false | [
{
"description": null,
"external_id": "T1583.004",
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"url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1583/004"
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"description": "Clark, Michael. (2023, August 14). Google’s Vertex AI Platform Gets Freejacked. Retrieved February 28, 2024.",
"external_id": null... | [
"marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168"
] | Once adversaries have provisioned a server (ex: for use as a command and control server), internet scans may reveal servers that adversaries have acquired. Consider looking for identifiable patterns such as services listening, certificates in use, SSL/TLS negotiation features, or other response artifacts associated wit... | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | true | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"PRE"
] | 1.3 |
attack-pattern | attack-pattern--60d0c01d-e2bf-49dd-a453-f8a9c9fa6f65 | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2020-02-11T18:29:47.757000Z | 2023-08-11T15:26:41.941000Z | Windows Remote Management | Adversaries may use [Valid Accounts](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1078) to interact with remote systems using Windows Remote Management (WinRM). The adversary may then perform actions as the logged-on user.
WinRM is the name of both a Windows service and a protocol that allows a user to interact with a remote ... | [
{
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"description": null,
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"source_name": "mitre-attack",
"url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1021/006"
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"description": "French, D. (2018, September 30). Detecting Lateral Movement Using Sysmon and Splunk. Retrieved October 11, 2019.",
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] | Monitor use of WinRM within an environment by tracking service execution. If it is not normally used or is disabled, then this may be an indicator of suspicious behavior. Monitor processes created and actions taken by the WinRM process or a WinRM invoked script to correlate it with other related events.(Citation: Medi... | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | true | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"Windows"
] | 1.2 |
attack-pattern | attack-pattern--613d08bc-e8f4-4791-80b0-c8b974340dfd | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2020-03-09T17:07:57.392000Z | 2022-03-08T21:02:15.802000Z | Exfiltration Over Bluetooth | Adversaries may attempt to exfiltrate data over Bluetooth rather than the command and control channel. If the command and control network is a wired Internet connection, an adversary may opt to exfiltrate data using a Bluetooth communication channel.
Adversaries may choose to do this if they have sufficient access and... | [
{
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"phase_name": "exfiltration"
}
] | false | [
{
"description": null,
"external_id": "T1011.001",
"source_name": "mitre-attack",
"url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1011/001"
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] | [
"marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168"
] | Monitor for processes utilizing the network that do not normally have network communication or have never been seen before. Processes that normally require user-driven events to access the network (for example, a web browser opening with a mouse click or key press) but access the network without such may be malicious.
... | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | true | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"Linux",
"macOS",
"Windows"
] | 1.1 |
attack-pattern | attack-pattern--6151cbea-819b-455a-9fa6-99a1cc58797d | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2020-03-13T20:15:31.974000Z | 2024-03-07T14:27:04.770000Z | Default Accounts | Adversaries may obtain and abuse credentials of a default account as a means of gaining Initial Access, Persistence, Privilege Escalation, or Defense Evasion. Default accounts are those that are built-into an OS, such as the Guest or Administrator accounts on Windows systems. Default accounts also include default facto... | [
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"kill_chain_name": "mitre-attack",
"phase_name": "ini... | false | [
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"description": null,
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"url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1078/001"
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"description": "Amazon. (n.d.). AWS Account Root User. Retrieved April 5, 2021.",
"external_id": null,
"source_name": "AWS Root User",
"ur... | [
"marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168"
] | Monitor whether default accounts have been activated or logged into. These audits should also include checks on any appliances and applications for default credentials or SSH keys, and if any are discovered, they should be updated immediately. | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | true | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
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"Azure AD",
"Office 365",
"SaaS",
"IaaS",
"Linux",
"macOS",
"Google Workspace",
"Containers",
"Network"
] | 1.3 |
attack-pattern | attack-pattern--61afc315-860c-4364-825d-0d62b2e91edc | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2020-01-24T15:51:52.317000Z | 2024-04-12T02:34:58.003000Z | Time Providers | Adversaries may abuse time providers to execute DLLs when the system boots. The Windows Time service (W32Time) enables time synchronization across and within domains.(Citation: Microsoft W32Time Feb 2018) W32Time time providers are responsible for retrieving time stamps from hardware/network resources and outputting th... | [
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{
"kill_chain_name": "mitre-attack",
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] | false | [
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"description": null,
"external_id": "T1547.003",
"source_name": "mitre-attack",
"url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1547/003"
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"description": "Lundgren, S. (2017, October 28). w32time. Retrieved March 26, 2018.",
"external_id": null,
"source_name": "Github W32Time Oct ... | [
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] | Baseline values and monitor/analyze activity related to modifying W32Time information in the Registry, including application programming interface (API) calls such as <code>RegCreateKeyEx</code> and <code>RegSetValueEx</code> as well as execution of the W32tm.exe utility.(Citation: Microsoft W32Time May 2017) There is ... | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | true | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"Windows"
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attack-pattern | attack-pattern--63220765-d418-44de-8fae-694b3912317d | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2020-01-24T14:17:43.906000Z | 2020-03-24T16:43:02.273000Z | Trap | Adversaries may establish persistence by executing malicious content triggered by an interrupt signal. The <code>trap</code> command allows programs and shells to specify commands that will be executed upon receiving interrupt signals. A common situation is a script allowing for graceful termination and handling of com... | [
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{
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}
] | false | [
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"description": null,
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"description": "ss64. (n.d.). trap. Retrieved May 21, 2019.",
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] | Trap commands must be registered for the shell or programs, so they appear in files. Monitoring files for suspicious or overly broad trap commands can narrow down suspicious behavior during an investigation. Monitor for suspicious processes executed through trap interrupts. | [
"enterprise-attack"
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"macOS",
"Linux"
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attack-pattern | attack-pattern--633a100c-b2c9-41bf-9be5-905c1b16c825 | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2020-03-13T20:09:59.569000Z | 2023-03-30T21:01:40.146000Z | Dynamic Linker Hijacking | Adversaries may execute their own malicious payloads by hijacking environment variables the dynamic linker uses to load shared libraries. During the execution preparation phase of a program, the dynamic linker loads specified absolute paths of shared libraries from environment variables and files, such as <code>LD_PREL... | [
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{
"kill_chain_name": "mitre-attack",
"phase_name": "defense-evasion"
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"description": null,
"external_id": "T1574.006",
"source_name": "mitre-attack",
"url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1574/006"
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"description": "Kerrisk, M. (2020, June 13). Linux Programmer's Manual. Retrieved June 15, 2020.",
"external_id": null,
"source_name": "Man LD... | [
"marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168"
] | Monitor for changes to environment variables and files associated with loading shared libraries such as <code>LD_PRELOAD</code> and <code>DYLD_INSERT_LIBRARIES</code>, as well as the commands to implement these changes.
Monitor processes for unusual activity (e.g., a process that does not use the network begins to do ... | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | true | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"Linux",
"macOS"
] | 2.0 |
attack-pattern | attack-pattern--635cbe30-392d-4e27-978e-66774357c762 | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2020-01-28T13:50:22.506000Z | 2023-10-16T17:40:37.995000Z | Local Account | Adversaries may create a local account to maintain access to victim systems. Local accounts are those configured by an organization for use by users, remote support, services, or for administration on a single system or service.
For example, with a sufficient level of access, the Windows <code>net user /add</code> co... | [
{
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"url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1136/001"
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"description": "Cisco. (2023, March 6). username - Cisco IOS Security Command Reference: Commands S to Z. Retrieved July 13, 2022.",
"external_id"... | [
"marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168"
] | Monitor for processes and command-line parameters associated with local account creation, such as <code>net user /add</code> , <code>useradd</code> , and <code>dscl -create</code> . Collect data on account creation within a network. Event ID 4720 is generated when a user account is created on a Windows system. (Citatio... | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | true | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"Linux",
"macOS",
"Windows",
"Network",
"Containers"
] | 1.3 |
attack-pattern | attack-pattern--64196062-5210-42c3-9a02-563a0d1797ef | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2017-05-31T21:31:09.379000Z | 2024-01-31T03:17:42.004000Z | Communication Through Removable Media | Adversaries can perform command and control between compromised hosts on potentially disconnected networks using removable media to transfer commands from system to system.(Citation: ESET Sednit USBStealer 2014) Both systems would need to be compromised, with the likelihood that an Internet-connected system was comprom... | [
{
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"description": null,
"external_id": "T1092",
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"url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1092"
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"description": "Calvet, J. (2014, November 11). Sednit Espionage Group Attacking Air-Gapped Networks. Retrieved January 4, 2017.",
"external_id": null,
... | [
"marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168"
] | Monitor file access on removable media. Detect processes that execute when removable media is mounted. | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | false | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"Linux",
"macOS",
"Windows"
] | 1.0 |
attack-pattern | attack-pattern--6495ae23-3ab4-43c5-a94f-5638a2c31fd2 | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2020-01-28T17:05:14.707000Z | 2024-04-16T12:40:58.536000Z | Clear Windows Event Logs | Adversaries may clear Windows Event Logs to hide the activity of an intrusion. Windows Event Logs are a record of a computer's alerts and notifications. There are three system-defined sources of events: System, Application, and Security, with five event types: Error, Warning, Information, Success Audit, and Failure Aud... | [
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"description": "Heiligenstein, L. (n.d.). REP-25: Disable Windows Event Logging. Retrieved April 7, 2022.",
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"source_name"... | [
"marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168"
] | Deleting Windows event logs (via native binaries (Citation: Microsoft wevtutil Oct 2017), API functions (Citation: Microsoft EventLog.Clear), or [PowerShell](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/001) (Citation: Microsoft Clear-EventLog)) may also generate an alterable event (Event ID 1102: "The audit log was clear... | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | true | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"Windows"
] | 1.4 |
attack-pattern | attack-pattern--65013dd2-bc61-43e3-afb5-a14c4fa7437a | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2020-10-01T01:09:53.217000Z | 2024-02-28T21:11:27.088000Z | Email Accounts | Adversaries may create email accounts that can be used during targeting. Adversaries can use accounts created with email providers to further their operations, such as leveraging them to conduct [Phishing for Information](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1598) or [Phishing](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1566... | [
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}
] | false | [
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"url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1585/002"
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"description": "Antazo, F. and Yambao, M. (2016, August 10). R980 Ransomware Found Abusing Disposable Email Address Service. Retrieved October 13, 202... | [
"marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168"
] | Much of this activity will take place outside the visibility of the target organization, making detection of this behavior difficult. Detection efforts may be focused on related stages of the adversary lifecycle, such as during Initial Access (ex: [Phishing](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1566)). | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | true | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"PRE"
] | 1.1 |
attack-pattern | attack-pattern--650c784b-7504-4df7-ab2c-4ea882384d1e | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2020-02-11T19:08:51.677000Z | 2022-10-25T15:46:55.393000Z | LLMNR/NBT-NS Poisoning and SMB Relay | By responding to LLMNR/NBT-NS network traffic, adversaries may spoof an authoritative source for name resolution to force communication with an adversary controlled system. This activity may be used to collect or relay authentication materials.
Link-Local Multicast Name Resolution (LLMNR) and NetBIOS Name Service (NB... | [
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"phase_name": "collection"
}
] | false | [
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"description": null,
"external_id": "T1557.001",
"source_name": "mitre-attack",
"url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1557/001"
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"description": "Francois, R. (n.d.). LLMNR Spoofer. Retrieved November 17, 2017.",
"external_id": null,
"source_name": "Rapid7 LLMNR Spoofer",... | [
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] | Monitor <code>HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\DNSClient</code> for changes to the "EnableMulticast" DWORD value. A value of “0” indicates LLMNR is disabled. (Citation: Sternsecurity LLMNR-NBTNS)
Monitor for traffic on ports UDP 5355 and UDP 137 if LLMNR/NetBIOS is disabled by security policy.
Deploy an LL... | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | true | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"Windows"
] | 1.4 |
attack-pattern | attack-pattern--65917ae0-b854-4139-83fe-bf2441cf0196 | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2018-10-17T00:14:20.652000Z | 2022-10-19T17:54:06.038000Z | File and Directory Permissions Modification | Adversaries may modify file or directory permissions/attributes to evade access control lists (ACLs) and access protected files.(Citation: Hybrid Analysis Icacls1 June 2018)(Citation: Hybrid Analysis Icacls2 May 2018) File and directory permissions are commonly managed by ACLs configured by the file or directory owner,... | [
{
"kill_chain_name": "mitre-attack",
"phase_name": "defense-evasion"
}
] | false | [
{
"description": null,
"external_id": "T1222",
"source_name": "mitre-attack",
"url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1222"
},
{
"description": "Falcon OverWatch Team. (2022, March 23). Falcon OverWatch Threat Hunting Contributes to Seamless Protection Against Novel BlackCat Attack. Ret... | [
"marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168"
] | Monitor and investigate attempts to modify ACLs and file/directory ownership. Many of the commands used to modify ACLs and file/directory ownership are built-in system utilities and may generate a high false positive alert rate, so compare against baseline knowledge for how systems are typically used and correlate modi... | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | false | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"Linux",
"Windows",
"macOS"
] | 2.2 |
attack-pattern | attack-pattern--65f2d882-3f41-4d48-8a06-29af77ec9f90 | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2020-02-11T18:41:44.783000Z | 2023-12-27T17:57:20.003000Z | LSASS Memory | Adversaries may attempt to access credential material stored in the process memory of the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS). After a user logs on, the system generates and stores a variety of credential materials in LSASS process memory. These credential materials can be harvested by an administrative ... | [
{
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"phase_name": "credential-access"
}
] | false | [
{
"description": null,
"external_id": "T1003.001",
"source_name": "mitre-attack",
"url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1003/001"
},
{
"description": "French, D. (2018, October 2). Detecting Attempts to Steal Passwords from Memory. Retrieved October 11, 2019.",
"external_id": null... | [
"marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168"
] | Monitor for unexpected processes interacting with LSASS.exe.(Citation: Medium Detecting Attempts to Steal Passwords from Memory) Common credential dumpers such as Mimikatz access LSASS.exe by opening the process, locating the LSA secrets key, and decrypting the sections in memory where credential details are stored. Cr... | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | true | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"Windows"
] | 1.4 |
attack-pattern | attack-pattern--67073dde-d720-45ae-83da-b12d5e73ca3b | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2020-10-02T16:53:16.526000Z | 2022-03-08T20:58:13.661000Z | Active Scanning | Adversaries may execute active reconnaissance scans to gather information that can be used during targeting. Active scans are those where the adversary probes victim infrastructure via network traffic, as opposed to other forms of reconnaissance that do not involve direct interaction.
Adversaries may perform different... | [
{
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"phase_name": "reconnaissance"
}
] | false | [
{
"description": null,
"external_id": "T1595",
"source_name": "mitre-attack",
"url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1595"
},
{
"description": "Dainotti, A. et al. (2012). Analysis of a “/0” Stealth Scan from a Botnet. Retrieved October 20, 2020.",
"external_id": null,
"source_... | [
"marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168"
] | Monitor for suspicious network traffic that could be indicative of scanning, such as large quantities originating from a single source (especially if the source is known to be associated with an adversary/botnet). Analyzing web metadata may also reveal artifacts that can be attributed to potentially malicious activity,... | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | false | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"PRE"
] | 1.0 |
attack-pattern | attack-pattern--67720091-eee3-4d2d-ae16-8264567f6f5b | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2020-01-30T13:58:14.373000Z | 2024-04-15T20:52:09.908000Z | Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism | Adversaries may circumvent mechanisms designed to control elevate privileges to gain higher-level permissions. Most modern systems contain native elevation control mechanisms that are intended to limit privileges that a user can perform on a machine. Authorization has to be granted to specific users in order to perform... | [
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},
{
"kill_chain_name": "mitre-attack",
"phase_name": "defense-evasion"
}
] | false | [
{
"description": null,
"external_id": "T1548",
"source_name": "mitre-attack",
"url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1548"
},
{
"description": "Lich, B. (2016, May 31). How User Account Control Works. Retrieved June 3, 2016.",
"external_id": null,
"source_name": "TechNet How UA... | [
"marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168"
] | Monitor the file system for files that have the setuid or setgid bits set. Also look for any process API calls for behavior that may be indicative of [Process Injection](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1055) and unusual loaded DLLs through [DLL Search Order Hijacking](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1574/001)... | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | false | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"Linux",
"macOS",
"Windows",
"Office 365",
"IaaS",
"Google Workspace",
"Azure AD"
] | 1.3 |
attack-pattern | attack-pattern--677569f9-a8b0-459e-ab24-7f18091fa7bf | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2020-02-18T16:48:56.582000Z | 2023-04-11T21:14:37.714000Z | Create Process with Token | Adversaries may create a new process with an existing token to escalate privileges and bypass access controls. Processes can be created with the token and resulting security context of another user using features such as <code>CreateProcessWithTokenW</code> and <code>runas</code>.(Citation: Microsoft RunAs)
Creating p... | [
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{
"kill_chain_name": "mitre-attack",
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}
] | false | [
{
"description": null,
"external_id": "T1134.002",
"source_name": "mitre-attack",
"url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1134/002"
},
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"description": "Mathers, B. (2017, March 7). Command line process auditing. Retrieved April 21, 2017.",
"external_id": null,
"source_name": "M... | [
"marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168"
] | If an adversary is using a standard command-line shell (i.e. [Windows Command Shell](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/003)), analysts may detect token manipulation by auditing command-line activity. Specifically, analysts should look for use of the <code>runas</code> command or similar artifacts. Detailed comm... | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | true | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"Windows"
] | 1.2 |
attack-pattern | attack-pattern--6831414d-bb70-42b7-8030-d4e06b2660c9 | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2020-01-30T14:11:41.212000Z | 2023-03-15T18:43:20.995000Z | Setuid and Setgid | An adversary may abuse configurations where an application has the setuid or setgid bits set in order to get code running in a different (and possibly more privileged) user’s context. On Linux or macOS, when the setuid or setgid bits are set for an application binary, the application will run with the privileges of the... | [
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{
"kill_chain_name": "mitre-attack",
"phase_name": "defense-evasion"
}
] | false | [
{
"description": null,
"external_id": "T1548.001",
"source_name": "mitre-attack",
"url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1548/001"
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"description": "Emilio Pinna, Andrea Cardaci. (n.d.). GTFOBins. Retrieved January 28, 2022.",
"external_id": null,
"source_name": "GTFOBins Su... | [
"marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168"
] | Monitor the file system for files that have the setuid or setgid bits set. Monitor for execution of utilities, like chmod, and their command-line arguments to look for setuid or setguid bits being set. | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | true | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"Linux",
"macOS"
] | 1.1 |
attack-pattern | attack-pattern--6836813e-8ec8-4375-b459-abb388cb1a35 | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2020-01-24T16:59:59.688000Z | 2024-02-14T21:24:37.780000Z | Winlogon Helper DLL | Adversaries may abuse features of Winlogon to execute DLLs and/or executables when a user logs in. Winlogon.exe is a Windows component responsible for actions at logon/logoff as well as the secure attention sequence (SAS) triggered by Ctrl-Alt-Delete. Registry entries in <code>HKLM\Software[\\Wow6432Node\\]\Microsoft\W... | [
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"phase_name": "persistence"
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{
"kill_chain_name": "mitre-attack",
"phase_name": "privilege-escalation"
}
] | false | [
{
"description": null,
"external_id": "T1547.004",
"source_name": "mitre-attack",
"url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1547/004"
},
{
"description": "Langendorf, S. (2013, September 24). Windows Registry Persistence, Part 2: The Run Keys and Search-Order. Retrieved April 11, 2018.",
... | [
"marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168"
] | Monitor for changes to Registry entries associated with Winlogon that do not correlate with known software, patch cycles, etc. Tools such as Sysinternals Autoruns may also be used to detect system changes that could be attempts at persistence, including listing current Winlogon helper values. (Citation: TechNet Autorun... | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | true | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"Windows"
] | 1.2 |
attack-pattern | attack-pattern--68a0c5ed-bee2-4513-830d-5b0d650139bd | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2020-02-11T18:26:36.444000Z | 2023-08-11T20:21:55.610000Z | Distributed Component Object Model | Adversaries may use [Valid Accounts](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1078) to interact with remote machines by taking advantage of Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM). The adversary may then perform actions as the logged-on user.
The Windows Component Object Model (COM) is a component of the native Windows ... | [
{
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"phase_name": "lateral-movement"
}
] | false | [
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"description": null,
"external_id": "T1021.003",
"source_name": "mitre-attack",
"url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1021/003"
},
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"description": "Hamilton, C. (2019, June 4). Hunting COM Objects. Retrieved June 10, 2019.",
"external_id": null,
"source_name": "Fireeye Hunt... | [
"marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168"
] | Monitor for COM objects loading DLLs and other modules not typically associated with the application.(Citation: Enigma Outlook DCOM Lateral Movement Nov 2017) Enumeration of COM objects, via [Query Registry](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1012) or [PowerShell](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/001), may a... | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | true | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"Windows"
] | 1.3 |
attack-pattern | attack-pattern--692074ae-bb62-4a5e-a735-02cb6bde458c | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2020-02-11T18:39:25.122000Z | 2024-03-07T14:33:34.201000Z | Password Spraying | Adversaries may use a single or small list of commonly used passwords against many different accounts to attempt to acquire valid account credentials. Password spraying uses one password (e.g. 'Password01'), or a small list of commonly used passwords, that may match the complexity policy of the domain. Logins are attem... | [
{
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"phase_name": "credential-access"
}
] | false | [
{
"description": null,
"external_id": "T1110.003",
"source_name": "mitre-attack",
"url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1110/003"
},
{
"description": "Metcalf, S. (2018, May 6). Trimarc Research: Detecting Password Spraying with Security Event Auditing. Retrieved January 16, 2019.",
... | [
"marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168"
] | Monitor authentication logs for system and application login failures of [Valid Accounts](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1078). Specifically, monitor for many failed authentication attempts across various accounts that may result from password spraying attempts.
Consider the following event IDs:(Citation: Trimar... | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | true | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"Windows",
"Azure AD",
"Office 365",
"SaaS",
"IaaS",
"Linux",
"macOS",
"Google Workspace",
"Containers",
"Network"
] | 1.5 |
attack-pattern | attack-pattern--69b8fd78-40e8-4600-ae4d-662c9d7afdb3 | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2020-03-14T23:12:18.466000Z | 2024-04-16T12:19:08.953000Z | External Proxy | Adversaries may use an external proxy to act as an intermediary for network communications to a command and control server to avoid direct connections to their infrastructure. Many tools exist that enable traffic redirection through proxies or port redirection, including [HTRAN](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0040)... | [
{
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"phase_name": "command-and-control"
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] | false | [
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"description": null,
"external_id": "T1090.002",
"source_name": "mitre-attack",
"url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1090/002"
},
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"description": "Gardiner, J., Cova, M., Nagaraja, S. (2014, February). Command & Control Understanding, Denying and Detecting. Retrieved April 20, 20... | [
"marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168"
] | Analyze network data for uncommon data flows, such as a client sending significantly more data than it receives from an external server. Processes utilizing the network that do not normally have network communication or have never been seen before are suspicious. Analyze packet contents to detect communications that do... | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | true | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"Linux",
"macOS",
"Windows",
"Network"
] | 1.1 |
attack-pattern | attack-pattern--69e5226d-05dc-4f15-95d7-44f5ed78d06e | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2020-02-11T18:59:50.058000Z | 2023-03-30T21:01:46.711000Z | Web Portal Capture | Adversaries may install code on externally facing portals, such as a VPN login page, to capture and transmit credentials of users who attempt to log into the service. For example, a compromised login page may log provided user credentials before logging the user in to the service.
This variation on input capture may b... | [
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{
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}
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"description": null,
"external_id": "T1056.003",
"source_name": "mitre-attack",
"url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1056/003"
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"description": "Adair, S. (2015, October 7). Virtual Private Keylogging: Cisco Web VPNs Leveraged for Access and Persistence. Retrieved March 20, 2017... | [
"marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168"
] | File monitoring may be used to detect changes to files in the Web directory for organization login pages that do not match with authorized updates to the Web server's content. | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | true | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"Linux",
"macOS",
"Windows"
] | 1.0 |
attack-pattern | attack-pattern--69f897fd-12a9-4c89-ad6a-46d2f3c38262 | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2020-10-02T14:56:24.866000Z | 2022-10-21T14:30:10.979000Z | Email Addresses | Adversaries may gather email addresses that can be used during targeting. Even if internal instances exist, organizations may have public-facing email infrastructure and addresses for employees.
Adversaries may easily gather email addresses, since they may be readily available and exposed via online or other accessibl... | [
{
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] | false | [
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"description": null,
"external_id": "T1589.002",
"source_name": "mitre-attack",
"url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1589/002"
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"description": "Dr. Nestori Syynimaa. (2020, June 13). Just looking: Azure Active Directory reconnaissance as an outsider. Retrieved May 27, 2022.",
... | [
"marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168"
] | Monitor for suspicious network traffic that could be indicative of probing for email addresses and/or usernames, such as large/iterative quantities of authentication requests originating from a single source (especially if the source is known to be associated with an adversary/botnet). Analyzing web metadata may also r... | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | true | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"PRE"
] | 1.2 |
attack-pattern | attack-pattern--6a5d222a-a7e0-4656-b110-782c33098289 | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2023-09-07T21:48:39.516000Z | 2023-09-08T21:03:35.477000Z | Spearphishing Voice | Adversaries may use voice communications to elicit sensitive information that can be used during targeting. Spearphishing for information is an attempt to trick targets into divulging information, frequently credentials or other actionable information. Spearphishing for information frequently involves social engineerin... | [
{
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"phase_name": "reconnaissance"
}
] | false | [
{
"description": null,
"external_id": "T1598.004",
"source_name": "mitre-attack",
"url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1598/004"
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"description": "Avertium. (n.d.). EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CALLBACK PHISHING. Retrieved February 2, 2023.",
"external_id": null,
"sou... | [
"marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168"
] | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | true | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"PRE"
] | 1.0 | |
attack-pattern | attack-pattern--6add2ab5-2711-4e9d-87c8-7a0be8531530 | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2020-02-21T15:42:25.991000Z | 2024-04-18T23:47:54.553000Z | Cached Domain Credentials | Adversaries may attempt to access cached domain credentials used to allow authentication to occur in the event a domain controller is unavailable.(Citation: Microsoft - Cached Creds)
On Windows Vista and newer, the hash format is DCC2 (Domain Cached Credentials version 2) hash, also known as MS-Cache v2 hash.(Citation... | [
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] | Monitor processes and command-line arguments for program execution that may be indicative of credential dumping. Remote access tools may contain built-in features or incorporate existing tools like Mimikatz. PowerShell scripts also exist that contain credential dumping functionality, such as PowerSploit's Invoke-Mimika... | [
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"Windows",
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"description": "Blachman, Y. (2020, April 22). Growing Abuse of SSH Keys: Commodity Malware Campaigns Now Equipped with SSH Capabilities. Retrieved Ju... | [
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] | Use file integrity monitoring to detect changes made to the <code>authorized_keys</code> file for each user on a system. Monitor for suspicious processes modifying the <code>authorized_keys</code> file. In cloud environments, monitor instances for modification of metadata and configurations.
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"enterprise-attack"
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"macOS",
"IaaS",
"Network"
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"description": "Nmap. (n.d.). Chapter 10. Detecting and Subverting Firewalls and Intrusion Detection Systems. Retrieved October 20, 2020.",
"exter... | [
"marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168"
] | Much of this activity may have a very high occurrence and associated false positive rate, as well as potentially taking place outside the visibility of the target organization, making detection difficult for defenders.
Detection efforts may be focused on related stages of the adversary lifecycle, such as during Initia... | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | true | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"PRE"
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"description": "Shanbhag, M. (2010, March 24). Image File Execution Options (IFEO). Retrieved December 18, 2017.",
"external_id": null,
"sourc... | [
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] | Monitor for abnormal usage of the GFlags tool as well as common processes spawned under abnormal parents and/or with creation flags indicative of debugging such as <code>DEBUG_PROCESS</code> and <code>DEBUG_ONLY_THIS_PROCESS</code>. (Citation: Microsoft Dev Blog IFEO Mar 2010)
Monitor Registry values associated with I... | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | true | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"Windows"
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attack-pattern | attack-pattern--6e3bd510-6b33-41a4-af80-2d80f3ee0071 | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2020-01-24T15:01:32.917000Z | 2022-03-11T18:52:49.877000Z | Odbcconf | Adversaries may abuse odbcconf.exe to proxy execution of malicious payloads. Odbcconf.exe is a Windows utility that allows you to configure Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) drivers and data source names.(Citation: Microsoft odbcconf.exe) The Odbcconf.exe binary may be digitally signed by Microsoft.
Adversaries may ab... | [
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"description": "Microsoft. (2017, January 18). ODBCCONF.EXE. Retrieved March 7, 2019.",
"external_id": null,
"source_name": "Microsoft odbccon... | [
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] | Use process monitoring to monitor the execution and arguments of odbcconf.exe. Compare recent invocations of odbcconf.exe with prior history of known good arguments and loaded DLLs to determine anomalous and potentially adversarial activity. Command arguments used before and after the invocation of odbcconf.exe may als... | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | true | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"Windows"
] | 2.0 |
attack-pattern | attack-pattern--6e561441-8431-4773-a9b8-ccf28ef6a968 | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2020-10-02T16:50:12.809000Z | 2021-04-15T03:52:06.960000Z | Search Engines | Adversaries may use search engines to collect information about victims that can be used during targeting. Search engine services typical crawl online sites to index context and may provide users with specialized syntax to search for specific keywords or specific types of content (i.e. filetypes).(Citation: SecurityTra... | [
{
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] | false | [
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"description": "Borges, E. (2019, March 5). Exploring Google Hacking Techniques. Retrieved October 20, 2020.",
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"source_na... | [
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] | Much of this activity may have a very high occurrence and associated false positive rate, as well as potentially taking place outside the visibility of the target organization, making detection difficult for defenders.
Detection efforts may be focused on related stages of the adversary lifecycle, such as during Initia... | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | true | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"PRE"
] | 1.0 |
attack-pattern | attack-pattern--6ee2dc99-91ad-4534-a7d8-a649358c331f | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2020-10-02T16:27:55.713000Z | 2021-04-15T03:36:58.964000Z | Business Relationships | Adversaries may gather information about the victim's business relationships that can be used during targeting. Information about an organization’s business relationships may include a variety of details, including second or third-party organizations/domains (ex: managed service providers, contractors, etc.) that have ... | [
{
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] | false | [
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"description": "Seals, T. (2020, October 15). Broadvoice Leak Exposes 350M Records, Personal Voicemail Transcripts. Retrieved October 20, 2020.",
... | [
"marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168"
] | Much of this activity may have a very high occurrence and associated false positive rate, as well as potentially taking place outside the visibility of the target organization, making detection difficult for defenders.
Detection efforts may be focused on related stages of the adversary lifecycle, such as during Initia... | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | true | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"PRE"
] | 1.0 |
attack-pattern | attack-pattern--6fa224c7-5091-4595-bf15-3fc9fe2f2c7c | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2023-07-10T16:37:15.672000Z | 2024-03-28T15:30:09.313000Z | Temporary Elevated Cloud Access | Adversaries may abuse permission configurations that allow them to gain temporarily elevated access to cloud resources. Many cloud environments allow administrators to grant user or service accounts permission to request just-in-time access to roles, impersonate other accounts, pass roles onto resources and services, o... | [
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] | false | [
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"description": "AWS. (n.d.). Granting a user permissions to pass a role to an AWS service. Retrieved July 10, 2023.",
"external_id": null,
"so... | [
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] | [
"enterprise-attack"
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"IaaS",
"Azure AD",
"Office 365",
"Google Workspace"
] | 1.1 | |
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{
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] | false | [
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"description": null,
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"description": "Patrick Wardle. (n.d.). Retrieved March 20, 2018.",
"external_id": null,
"source_name": "objective-see 2017 review",
"url": "https... | [
"marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168"
] | Detection of this technique may be difficult due to the various APIs that may be used. Telemetry data regarding API use may not be useful depending on how a system is normally used, but may provide context to other potentially malicious activity occurring on a system.
Behavior that could indicate technique use include... | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | false | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"Windows",
"macOS",
"Linux"
] | 1.1 |
attack-pattern | attack-pattern--7007935a-a8a7-4c0b-bd98-4e85be8ed197 | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2020-01-14T17:19:50.978000Z | 2021-02-09T15:43:48.848000Z | Process Doppelgänging | Adversaries may inject malicious code into process via process doppelgänging in order to evade process-based defenses as well as possibly elevate privileges. Process doppelgänging is a method of executing arbitrary code in the address space of a separate live process.
Windows Transactional NTFS (TxF) was introduced i... | [
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"description": "Microsoft. (n.d.). Transactional NTFS (TxF). Retrieved December 20, 2017.",
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"source_name": "Microsoft TxF... | [
"marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168"
] | Monitor and analyze calls to <code>CreateTransaction</code>, <code>CreateFileTransacted</code>, <code>RollbackTransaction</code>, and other rarely used functions indicative of TxF activity. Process Doppelgänging also invokes an outdated and undocumented implementation of the Windows process loader via calls to <code>Nt... | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | true | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"Windows"
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attack-pattern | attack-pattern--707399d6-ab3e-4963-9315-d9d3818cd6a0 | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2017-05-31T21:30:27.342000Z | 2023-07-28T14:40:54.580000Z | System Network Configuration Discovery | Adversaries may look for details about the network configuration and settings, such as IP and/or MAC addresses, of systems they access or through information discovery of remote systems. Several operating system administration utilities exist that can be used to gather this information. Examples include [Arp](https://a... | [
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"description": "Gyler, C.,Perez D.,Jones, S.,Miller, S.. (2021, February 25). This is Not a Test: APT41 Initiates Global Intrusion Campaign Using Multiple Exp... | [
"marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168"
] | System and network discovery techniques normally occur throughout an operation as an adversary learns the environment. Data and events should not be viewed in isolation, but as part of a chain of behavior that could lead to other activities, such as Lateral Movement, based on the information obtained.
Monitor processe... | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | false | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"Linux",
"macOS",
"Windows",
"Network"
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attack-pattern | attack-pattern--70857657-bd0b-4695-ad3e-b13f92cac1b4 | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2020-06-16T17:23:06.508000Z | 2021-03-08T10:33:02.083000Z | Delete Cloud Instance | An adversary may delete a cloud instance after they have performed malicious activities in an attempt to evade detection and remove evidence of their presence. Deleting an instance or virtual machine can remove valuable forensic artifacts and other evidence of suspicious behavior if the instance is not recoverable.
A... | [
{
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"description": "Mandiant. (2020, February). M-Trends 2020. Retrieved April 24, 2020.",
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] | The deletion of a new instance or virtual machine is a common part of operations within many cloud environments. Events should then not be viewed in isolation, but as part of a chain of behavior that could lead to other activities. For example, detecting a sequence of events such as the creation of an instance, mountin... | [
"enterprise-attack"
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"IaaS"
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attack-pattern | attack-pattern--70910fbd-58dc-4c1c-8c48-814d11fcd022 | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2022-08-09T13:01:43.314000Z | 2022-10-26T18:01:20.520000Z | Code Repositories | Adversaries may search public code repositories for information about victims that can be used during targeting. Victims may store code in repositories on various third-party websites such as GitHub, GitLab, SourceForge, and BitBucket. Users typically interact with code repositories through a web application or command... | [
{
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"description": null,
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"description": "Runa A. Sandvik. (2014, January 14). Attackers Scrape GitHub For Cloud Service Credentials, Hijack Account To Mine Virtual Currency. R... | [
"marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168"
] | Much of this activity may have a very high occurrence and associated false positive rate, as well as potentially taking place outside the visibility of the target organization, making detection difficult for defenders.
Detection efforts may be focused on related stages of the adversary lifecycle, such as during Initi... | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | true | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"PRE"
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attack-pattern | attack-pattern--70d81154-b187-45f9-8ec5-295d01255979 | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2020-03-13T11:12:18.558000Z | 2020-03-26T19:20:23.030000Z | Executable Installer File Permissions Weakness | Adversaries may execute their own malicious payloads by hijacking the binaries used by an installer. These processes may automatically execute specific binaries as part of their functionality or to perform other actions. If the permissions on the file system directory containing a target binary, or permissions on the b... | [
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{
"kill_chain_name": "mitre-attack",
"phase_name": "defense-evasion"
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"description": null,
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"description": "Robert Kugler. (2012, November 20). Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2012-98. Retrieved March 10, 2017.",
"external_id": null,... | [
"marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168"
] | Look for changes to binaries and service executables that may normally occur during software updates. If an executable is written, renamed, and/or moved to match an existing service executable, it could be detected and correlated with other suspicious behavior. Hashing of binaries and service executables could be used ... | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | true | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"Windows"
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attack-pattern | attack-pattern--70e52b04-2a0c-4cea-9d18-7149f1df9dc5 | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2020-01-24T14:32:40.315000Z | 2023-04-21T12:33:18.602000Z | Accessibility Features | Adversaries may establish persistence and/or elevate privileges by executing malicious content triggered by accessibility features. Windows contains accessibility features that may be launched with a key combination before a user has logged in (ex: when the user is on the Windows logon screen). An adversary can modify ... | [
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{
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"description": null,
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"description": "Comi, G. (2019, October 19). Abusing Windows 10 Narrator's 'Feedback-Hub' URI for Fileless Persistence. Retrieved April 28, 2020.",
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"marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168"
] | Changes to accessibility utility binaries or binary paths that do not correlate with known software, patch cycles, etc., are suspicious. Command line invocation of tools capable of modifying the Registry for associated keys are also suspicious. Utility arguments and the binaries themselves should be monitored for chang... | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | true | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"Windows"
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{
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"external_id": "T1087",
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"description": "Amazon. (n.d.). List Users. Retrieved August 11, 2020.",
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"url": "https://doc... | [
"marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168"
] | System and network discovery techniques normally occur throughout an operation as an adversary learns the environment. Data and events should not be viewed in isolation, but as part of a chain of behavior that could lead to other activities, such as Lateral Movement, based on the information obtained.
Monitor processe... | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | false | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"Windows",
"Azure AD",
"Office 365",
"SaaS",
"IaaS",
"Linux",
"macOS",
"Google Workspace"
] | 2.4 |
attack-pattern | attack-pattern--731f4f55-b6d0-41d1-a7a9-072a66389aea | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2017-05-31T21:31:08.479000Z | 2021-08-30T19:16:11.648000Z | Proxy | Adversaries may use a connection proxy to direct network traffic between systems or act as an intermediary for network communications to a command and control server to avoid direct connections to their infrastructure. Many tools exist that enable traffic redirection through proxies or port redirection, including [HTRA... | [
{
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"description": "Wilhoit, K. (2013, March 4). In-Depth Look: APT Attack Tools of the Trade. Retrieved December 2, 2015.",
"external_id": null,
"source_... | [
"marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168"
] | Analyze network data for uncommon data flows (e.g., a client sending significantly more data than it receives from a server or between clients that should not or often do not communicate with one another). Processes utilizing the network that do not normally have network communication or have never been seen before are... | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | false | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"Linux",
"macOS",
"Windows",
"Network"
] | 3.1 |
attack-pattern | attack-pattern--7385dfaf-6886-4229-9ecd-6fd678040830 | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2017-05-31T21:30:49.546000Z | 2023-03-27T16:43:58.795000Z | Command and Scripting Interpreter | Adversaries may abuse command and script interpreters to execute commands, scripts, or binaries. These interfaces and languages provide ways of interacting with computer systems and are a common feature across many different platforms. Most systems come with some built-in command-line interface and scripting capabiliti... | [
{
"kill_chain_name": "mitre-attack",
"phase_name": "execution"
}
] | false | [
{
"description": null,
"external_id": "T1059",
"source_name": "mitre-attack",
"url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059"
},
{
"description": "Abdou Rockikz. (2020, July). How to Execute Shell Commands in a Remote Machine in Python. Retrieved July 26, 2021.",
"external_id": null,
... | [
"marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168"
] | Command-line and scripting activities can be captured through proper logging of process execution with command-line arguments. This information can be useful in gaining additional insight to adversaries' actions through how they use native processes or custom tools. Also monitor for loading of modules associated with s... | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | false | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"Linux",
"macOS",
"Windows",
"Network",
"Office 365",
"Azure AD",
"IaaS",
"Google Workspace"
] | 2.4 |
attack-pattern | attack-pattern--74d2a63f-3c7b-4852-92da-02d8fbab16da | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | 2020-03-19T19:09:30.329000Z | 2024-02-14T21:50:32.531000Z | Indicator Blocking | An adversary may attempt to block indicators or events typically captured by sensors from being gathered and analyzed. This could include maliciously redirecting(Citation: Microsoft Lamin Sept 2017) or even disabling host-based sensors, such as Event Tracing for Windows (ETW)(Citation: Microsoft About Event Tracing 201... | [
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"kill_chain_name": "mitre-attack",
"phase_name": "defense-evasion"
}
] | false | [
{
"description": null,
"external_id": "T1562.006",
"source_name": "mitre-attack",
"url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1562/006"
},
{
"description": "Heiligenstein, L. (n.d.). REP-25: Disable Windows Event Logging. Retrieved April 7, 2022.",
"external_id": null,
"source_name"... | [
"marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168"
] | Detect lack of reported activity from a host sensor. Different methods of blocking may cause different disruptions in reporting. Systems may suddenly stop reporting all data or only certain kinds of data.
Depending on the types of host information collected, an analyst may be able to detect the event that triggered a ... | [
"enterprise-attack"
] | true | identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5 | [
"Windows",
"macOS",
"Linux"
] | 1.4 |
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