Potential Ransomware activity related to Cobalt Strike

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This query searches for alerts related to suspected ransomware and Cobalt Strike activity, a tool used in numerous ransomware campaigns. It looks for alerts that indicate potential ransomware activity, such as attempts to clear security event logs, delete backup files, and execute Cobalt Strike malware.

Attribute Value
Type Analytic Rule
Solution Microsoft Defender XDR
ID 4bd9ce9d-8586-4beb-8fdb-bd018cacbe7d
Severity High
Status Available
Kind Scheduled
Tactics Execution, Persistence, DefenseEvasion, Impact
Techniques T1059, T1078, T1070, T1490
Required Connectors MicrosoftThreatProtection
Source View on GitHub

Tables Used

This content item queries data from the following tables:

Table Selection Criteria Transformations Ingestion API Lake-Only
AlertInfo Title in "An active \,Echo command over pipe on localhost,Event log was cleared,File backups were deleted,Known attack framework activity was observed,Suspicious \,Suspicious decoded content,Suspicious process launch by Rundll32.exe,\,behavior was prevented,malware was detected" ?

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