Techniques › T1071.005 › AN0004
AN0004 Analytic 0004
macOS · attack.mitre.org · ATT&CK Enterprise v19.2
<p>Detects osascript, curl, or custom binaries interacting with XMPP/MQTT brokers in unapproved destinations with encrypted payloads or frequent POST-like requests to broker URIs.</p>
- Detects
- T1071.005 Publish/Subscribe Protocols
- Part of
- DET0002 Behavioral Detection of Publish/Subscribe Protocol Misuse for C2
Log sources and channels
Exactly as MITRE states them in x_mitre_log_source_references. Where a channel is vague, it is vague in the source; kevmap does not tidy it.
| Log source | Channel | Data component |
|---|---|---|
| macos:unifiedlog | log stream 'eventMessage contains pubsub or broker' | DC0032 Process Creation |
| macos:osquery | socket_events | DC0078 Network Traffic Flow |
Mutable elements
Parameters MITRE marks as environment-specific. These are the knobs you are expected to tune; they are why an analytic is not a rule.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
AppContextFilter | Applications not known to use pub/sub protocols |
URIPathRegex | Custom path patterns to message brokers over HTTPS |