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  • A Torrent client was detected on a host Informational 1 variation

    The host produced traffic consistent with the BitTorrent protocol. Torrent usage may expose the organization to malware or enable attackers or malicious insiders to exfiltrate data.

    Activation:
    14 Days
    Training:
    30 Days
    Test:
    N/A (single event)
    Deduplication:
    1 Day
    ATT&CK tactics: Exfiltration (TA0010) Initial Access (TA0001)
    ATT&CK techniques: Exfiltration Over Alternative Protocol (T1048) Phishing (T1566)
    Required data: Palo Alto Networks Firewall traffic Logs XDR Agent Third-Party Firewalls
    Attacker's goals: Exfiltrate data or as a phishing entry point.
    Investigative actions: Check the host for torrent client software. Look at the download's folder for foreign files or Torrent files. Examine the client's network traffic for uploaded or downloaded file hashes.

    Variations

    A Torrent client was detected on a host

    Informational overridden

    The host produced traffic consistent with the BitTorrent protocol. Torrent usage may expose the organization to malware or enable attackers or malicious insiders to exfiltrate data. overridden