BIOC Informational

Possible log destruction using the dd command

Possible destruction of system log files using the dd command.

Module:
Platform Analytics
Agent event type:
File
Category:
Tampering
Status:
Enabled
ATT&CK tactics: Defense Evasion (TA0005)
ATT&CK techniques: Indicator Removal: Clear Linux or Mac System Logs (T1070.002)
Indicator:

File action type = rename , write , create AND file path = /var/log/* Process initiated by = dd , cgo name = dd , os parent name = dd AND initiator cmd = *of=/var/log/* , cgo cmd = *of=/var/log/* , os parent cmd = *of=/var/log/* Host host os = linux

Preventable: no