Synopsis
Activation Period |
14 Days |
Training Period |
30 Days |
Test Period |
N/A (single event) |
Deduplication Period |
1 Day |
Required Data |
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Detection Modules |
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Detector Tags |
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ATT&CK Tactic |
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ATT&CK Technique |
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Severity |
High |
Description
Malicious actors can use Netcat for privilege escalation, remote code execution, data exfiltration and protocol tunneling to evade detection.
Attacker's Goals
- Establish command and control channel.
- Propagate in the victim network.
Investigative actions
Verify that the usage of Netcat/Netcat64 is from an authorized personnel and that user has the right to access the remote host.