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AN0653 Analytic 0653

macOS · attack.mitre.org · ATT&CK Enterprise v19.2

<p>Abnormal usage of Preview, ImageMagick, or binary editors to alter images/documents, followed by exfiltration or outbound connections with mismatched file MIME types or payload structure.</p>
Detects
T1001.002 Steganography
Part of
DET0235 Detecting Steganographic Command and Control via File + Network Correlation

Log sources and channels

Exactly as MITRE states them in x_mitre_log_source_references. Where a channel is vague, it is vague in the source; kevmap does not tidy it.

Log sourceChannelData component
macos:unifiedlogFile creationDC0039 File Creation
macos:osqueryprocess_eventsDC0032 Process Creation
NSM:FlowC2 exfiltrationDC0085 Network Traffic Content

Mutable elements

Parameters MITRE marks as environment-specific. These are the knobs you are expected to tune; they are why an analytic is not a rule.

FieldDescription
ParentProcessBaselineAllow tuning based on expected apps calling image-editing tools.
TimeDeltaGap between file manipulation and outbound connection.