Non-browser access to a pastebin-like site

Synopsis

Field	Value
Activation Period	14 Days
Training Period	30 Days
Test Period	N/A (single event)
Deduplication Period	1 Day
Required Data	Palo Alto Networks Url Logs
ATT&CK Tactic	Command and Control (TA0011)
ATT&CK Technique	Web Service (T1102)
Severity	Low

Description

Non-browser access to a pastebin-like site.

Attacker's Goals

Data exfiltration or attack tool staging.

Investigative actions

• Examine the host to verify that the host was not part of infiltration or data exfiltration from the organization.
• Verify that the host doesn't have sensitive company data that can be easily exfiltrated.

Variations

Non-browser or an uncommon browser access to a pastebin-like site

Synopsis

Field	Value
ATT&CK Tactic	Command and Control (TA0011)
ATT&CK Technique	Web Service (T1102)
Severity	Informational

Description

Non-browser or an uncommon browser access to a pastebin-like site.

Attacker's Goals

Data exfiltration or attack tool staging.

Investigative actions

• Examine the host to verify that the host was not part of infiltration or data exfiltration from the organization.
• Verify that the host doesn't have sensitive company data that can be easily exfiltrated.
• Check if the process is indeed an uncommon browser or not.

Non-browser access to google sheets API

Synopsis

Field	Value
ATT&CK Tactic	Command and Control (TA0011)
ATT&CK Technique	Web Service (T1102)
Severity	Low

Description

Non-browser access to google sheets API.

Attacker's Goals

Data exfiltration or attack tool staging.

Investigative actions

• Examine the host to verify that the host was not part of infiltration or data exfiltration from the organization.
• Verify that the host doesn't have sensitive company data that can be easily exfiltrated.

Non-browser failed access to a pastebin-like site

Synopsis

Field	Value
ATT&CK Tactic	Command and Control (TA0011)
ATT&CK Technique	Web Service (T1102)
Severity	Low

Description

Non-browser failed access to a pastebin-like site.

Attacker's Goals

Data exfiltration or attack tool staging.

Investigative actions

• Examine the host to verify that the host was not part of infiltration or data exfiltration from the organization.
• Verify that the host doesn't have sensitive company data that can be easily exfiltrated.

Rare non-browser access to a pastebin-like site

Synopsis

Field	Value
ATT&CK Tactic	Command and Control (TA0011)
ATT&CK Technique	Web Service (T1102)
Severity	Medium

Description

Rare non-browser access to a pastebin-like site.

Attacker's Goals

Data exfiltration or attack tool staging.

Investigative actions

• Examine the host to verify that the host was not part of infiltration or data exfiltration from the organization.
• Verify that the host doesn't have sensitive company data that can be easily exfiltrated.