BIOC Informational

Compressed archive created using tar

Attackers may use the tar built-in tool to stage a file for exfiltration.

Module:
Platform Analytics
Agent event type:
Process execution
Category:
Collection
Status:
Enabled
ATT&CK tactics: Collection (TA0009)
ATT&CK techniques: Archive Collected Data (T1560)
Indicator:

Process action type = execution AND target process cmd = *-cvzf* AND target process name = tar

Preventable: yes