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T1567.002 / ATT&CK

Exfiltration Over Web Service: Exfiltration to Cloud Storage

38 rules across 6 sources.

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From MITRE ATT&CK 19.2

Adversaries may exfiltrate data to a cloud storage service rather than over their primary command and control channel. Cloud storage services allow for the storage, edit, and retrieval of data from a remote cloud storage server over the Internet.

Examples of cloud storage services include Dropbox and Google Docs. Exfiltration to these cloud storage services can provide a significant amount of cover to the adversary if hosts within the network are already communicating with the service.

Tactics
Exfiltration
Platforms
ESXi · Linux · macOS · Windows
Telemetry
WinEventLog:SecurityWinEventLog:Sysmonauditd:EXECVEauditd:SYSCALLNSM:Flowmacos:unifiedlogesxi:hostdesxi:vmkernel

How MITRE says to detect it DET0570

Detection Strategy for Exfiltration to Cloud Storage

Windows Analytic 1571

Unusual processes (e.g., powershell.exe, excel.exe) accessing large local files and subsequently initiating HTTPS POST requests to domains associated with cloud storage services (e.g., dropbox.com, drive.google.com, box.com). Defender perspective: correlation between file reads in sensitive directories and high outbound traffic volume to known storage APIs.

  • WinEventLog:Security EventCode=4663, 4670, 4656
  • WinEventLog:Sysmon EventCode=3, 22
  • WinEventLog:Sysmon EventCode=1

Linux Analytic 1572

Processes such as curl, wget, rclone, or custom scripts executing uploads to cloud storage endpoints. Defender perspective: detect chained events where tar/gzip is executed to compress files followed by HTTPS PUT/POST requests to known storage services.

  • auditd:EXECVE curl -T, rclone copy
  • auditd:SYSCALL read/open of sensitive file directories
  • NSM:Flow large HTTPS outbound uploads

macOS Analytic 1573

Applications or scripts invoking cloud storage APIs (Dropbox sync, iCloud, Google Drive client) in unexpected contexts. Defender perspective: detect sensitive file reads by non-standard applications followed by unusual encrypted uploads to external cloud storage domains.

  • macos:unifiedlog execution of curl, rclone, or Office apps invoking network sessions
  • macos:unifiedlog file read of sensitive directories
  • macos:unifiedlog outbound HTTPS connections to cloud storage APIs

ESXi Analytic 1574

Unusual ESXi processes (vmx, hostd) reading datastore files and generating outbound HTTPS traffic toward external cloud storage endpoints. Defender perspective: anomalous datastore activity followed by network transfers to Dropbox, AWS S3, or other storage services.

  • esxi:hostd datastore file access
  • esxi:vmkernel network flows to external cloud services

SigmaHQ/sigma

14 rules
Detection Severity Format
APT40 Dropbox Tool User Agent High Sigma
Curl File Upload To File Sharing Websites High Sigma
DNS Query for Anonfiles.com Domain - DNS Client High Sigma
DNS Query for Anonfiles.com Domain - Sysmon High Sigma
PUA - Rclone Execution High Sigma
PUA - Restic Backup Tool Execution High Sigma
Suspicious Dropbox API Usage High Sigma
DNS Query To MEGA Hosting Website Medium Sigma
DNS Query To MEGA Hosting Website - DNS Client Medium Sigma
Rclone Activity via Proxy Medium Sigma

+ 4 more from SigmaHQ/sigma → showing the 10 highest-severity

elastic/detection-rules

12 rules
Detection Severity Format
AWS DynamoDB Table Exported to S3 High Elastic TOML
AWS RDS Snapshot Export High Elastic TOML
AWS S3 Bucket Replicated to Another Account High Elastic TOML
AWS EC2 Export Task Medium Elastic TOML
Azure Storage Blob Retrieval via AzCopy Medium Elastic TOML
Potential Data Exfiltration via Rclone Medium Elastic TOML
Potential PowerShell HackTool Script by Function Names Medium Elastic TOML
Suspicious AWS S3 Connection via Script Interpreter Medium Elastic TOML
Unusual Network Connection to Suspicious Web Service Medium Elastic TOML
AWS API Activity from Uncommon S3 Client by Rare User Low Elastic TOML

+ 2 more from elastic/detection-rules → showing the 10 highest-severity

splunk/security_content

6 rules
Detection Severity Format
Cisco NVM - Rclone Execution With Network Activity Undefined SPL
Cisco Secure Firewall - Connection to File Sharing Domain Undefined SPL
Cisco Secure Firewall - Potential Data Exfiltration Undefined SPL
Gsuite Drive Share In External Email Undefined SPL
Windows Azure Storage Utility Execution Via CLI Undefined SPL
Windows OneDrive Share Mounted via Net Undefined SPL

Azure/Azure-Sentinel

3 rules
Detection Severity Format
CreepyDrive request URL sequence High KQL
CreepyDrive URLs High KQL
Gentlemen Ransomware C2 domain connection Undefined KQL

panther-labs/panther-analysis

2 rules
Detection Severity Format
Azure VM Disk SAS URI Generated High Panther Python
Azure Storage Blob Container Permissions Modified Medium Panther Python

Wazuh Core Ruleset

1 rule
Detection Severity Format
A connection to cloud resource was started by · win.eventdata.commandLine = (?i)(live|outlook|google|drive|microsoft|dropbox) High Wazuh XML

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