Analytics Low

User collected remote shared files in an archive

Multiple files from remote shares were archived in a local file. This may indicate collection of data and staging before exfiltration.

Module:
Identity Threat Detection (ITDR)
Licensed by:
Identity Threat Detection (ITDR)
Data source:
XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH)
ATT&CK tactics: Collection (TA0009)
ATT&CK techniques: Archive Collected Data: Archive via Utility (T1560.001) Data Staged (T1074)
Attacker's goals:

Collect data and stage it on an endpoint in the organization.

Investigative actions:

Check whether the process that created the archive creates network connections as well. Check whether other users in the organization used the same process for remote archive file activity.

Test period:
1 Hour
Deduplication:
1 Day