Suspicious ICMP traffic that resembles smurf attack

Cortex XDR Analytics Alert Reference by Alert name

Product
Cortex XDR
Last date published
2024-10-08
Category
Analytics Alert Reference
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Synopsis

Activation Period

14 Days

Training Period

30 Days

Test Period

1 Hour

Deduplication Period

1 Day

Required Data

  • Requires:
    • XDR Agent

Detection Modules

Detector Tags

ATT&CK Tactic

Impact (TA0040)

ATT&CK Technique

Severity

Low

Description

ICMP smurf attack was used.

Attacker's Goals

Attempt to perform a denial-of-service attack by network exhaustion.

Investigative actions

  • Check if the ICMP message to broadcast was used for a legitimate reason.
  • If not, check for denial-of-service impact on the subnet.