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Virtual Private Network Connection Attempt
editVirtual Private Network Connection Attempt
editIdentifies the execution of macOS built-in commands to connect to an existing Virtual Private Network (VPN).
Rule type: eql
Rule indices:
- auditbeat-*
- logs-endpoint.events.*
Severity: low
Risk score: 21
Runs every: 5 minutes
Searches indices from: now-9m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time
)
Maximum alerts per execution: 100
References:
Tags:
- Elastic
- Host
- macOS
- Threat Detection
- Lateral Movement
Version: 1
Added (Elastic Stack release): 7.12.0
Rule authors: Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License v2
Rule query
editprocess where event.type in ("start", "process_started") and ( (process.name : "networksetup" and process.args : "-connectpppoeservice") or (process.name : "scutil" and process.args : "--nc" and process.args : "start") or (process.name : "osascript" and process.command_line : "osascript*set VPN to service*") )
Threat mapping
editFramework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
-
Tactic:
- Name: Lateral Movement
- ID: TA0008
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0008/
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Technique:
- Name: Remote Services
- ID: T1021
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1021/