Slack Workspace Files Accessed by Osascript


Description

Identifies the Osascript process accessing sensitive Slack files. Adversaries can steal certain Slack files that allows them to log in to the Slack workspace as that user without a password in order to collect additional sensitive data or spy on the organization.

Query · eql

file where event.action == "open" and 
 file.path like~ ("/Users/*/Library/Application Support/Slack/storage/slack-workspaces.db", 
                  "/Users/*/Library/Application Support/Slack/Cookies.sqlite", 
                  "/Users/*/Library/Containers/com.tinyspeck.slackmacgap/Data/Library/Application Support/Slack/slack-workspaces.db", 
                  "/Users/*/Library/Containers/com.tinyspeck.slackmacgap/Data/Library/Application Support/Slack/Cookies.sqlite") and 
 process.name == "osascript"
Raw source Slack Workspace Files Accessed by Osascript · Elastic TOML
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Published by elastic/protections-artifacts ↗, licensed under Elastic License 2.0 ↗. Reproduced here unmodified.
[rule]
description = """
Identifies the Osascript process accessing sensitive Slack files. Adversaries can steal certain Slack files that allows
them to log in to the Slack workspace as that user without a password in order to collect additional sensitive data or
spy on the organization.
"""
id = "0e99bc1e-caeb-4a6e-b5ca-5d0d1ee6916c"
license = "Elastic License v2"
name = "Slack Workspace Files Accessed by Osascript"
os_list = ["macos"]
version = "1.0.5"

query = '''
file where event.action == "open" and 
 file.path like~ ("/Users/*/Library/Application Support/Slack/storage/slack-workspaces.db", 
                  "/Users/*/Library/Application Support/Slack/Cookies.sqlite", 
                  "/Users/*/Library/Containers/com.tinyspeck.slackmacgap/Data/Library/Application Support/Slack/slack-workspaces.db", 
                  "/Users/*/Library/Containers/com.tinyspeck.slackmacgap/Data/Library/Application Support/Slack/Cookies.sqlite") and 
 process.name == "osascript"
'''

min_endpoint_version = "8.11.1"
optional_actions = []
[[actions]]
action = "kill_process"
field = "Effective_process.executable"
state = 0

[[actions]]
action = "kill_process"
field = "process.entity_id"
state = 0

[[threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
[[threat.technique]]
id = "T1552"
name = "Unsecured Credentials"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1552/"
[[threat.technique.subtechnique]]
id = "T1552.008"
name = "Chat Messages"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1552/008/"



[threat.tactic]
id = "TA0006"
name = "Credential Access"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0006/"

[internal]
min_endpoint_version = "8.11.1"

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