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TechniquesT1074.001 › AN0726

AN0726 Analytic 0726

macOS · attack.mitre.org · ATT&CK Enterprise v19.2

<p>Detects staged data aggregated in /Users/Shared, /private/tmp with compression tools like ditto or zip, initiated via Terminal or AppleScript.</p>
Detects
T1074.001 Local Data Staging
Part of
DET0261 Detection of Local Data Staging Prior to Exfiltration

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 sourceChannelData component
macos:unifiedlogfile eventsDC0055 File Access
macos:unifiedlogexec logsDC0032 Process Creation

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.

FieldDescription
StagingTargetsShared dirs commonly abused for local collection
CompressionBinarieszip, tar, ditto
TimeWindowSeconds/minutes between source file read and output staging write