Masquerading as the Linux crond process

Synopsis

Field	Value
Activation Period	14 Days
Training Period	30 Days
Test Period	N/A (single event)
Deduplication Period	1 Day
Required Data	XDR Agent
Detector Tags	Kubernetes - AGENT, Containers
ATT&CK Tactic	Stealth (TA0005)
ATT&CK Technique	Masquerading: Masquerade Task or Service (T1036.004)
Severity	Low

Description

Copies a file and renames it as crond.

Attacker's Goals

Attackers may masquerade as the crond executable.

Investigative actions

• Verify that this isn't IT activity.
• Look for other hosts executing similar commands.

Variations

Masquerading as the Linux crond process from a Kubernetes pod

Synopsis

Field	Value
ATT&CK Tactic	Stealth (TA0005)
ATT&CK Technique	Masquerading: Masquerade Task or Service (T1036.004)
Severity	Low

Description

Copies a file and renames it as crond.

Attacker's Goals

Attackers may masquerade as the crond executable.

Investigative actions

• Verify that this isn't IT activity.
• Look for other hosts executing similar commands.