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Detection Strategies DET0413 — Abuse of Information Repositories for Data Collection
DET0413

Abuse of Information Repositories for Data Collection

4 analytic(s) · 1 technique(s) detected

Analytics

4
AN1160 Analytic 1160
Windows

Programmatic or excessive access to file shares, SharePoint, or database repositories by users not typically interacting with them. This includes abnormal access by privileged accounts, enumeration of large numbers of files, or downloads of sensitive content in bursts.

WinEventLog:Security EventCode=5145 m365:unified Accessed SharePoint files or pages
[UserContext] Privileged users may be excluded if they routinely perform admin actions on SharePoint or file shares.
[AccessVolumeThreshold] The number of files accessed or pages retrieved in a short window to flag as abnormal.
[TimeWindow] The time range (e.g., 5 minutes, 1 hour) in which burst access patterns are considered anomalous.
AN1161 Analytic 1161
Linux

Command-line tools (e.g., curl, rsync, wget, or custom Python scripts) used to scrape documentation systems or internal REST APIs. Unusual access patterns to knowledge base folders or shared team drives.

auditd:SYSCALL execve of curl, rsync, wget with internal knowledge base or IPs linux:Sysmon EventCode=3, 22
[CommandRegex] Regex matching internal doc servers, knowledge base paths, or IP patterns.
[TimeWindow] Burst access of repositories over a short time window.
AN1162 Analytic 1162
SaaS

Abuse of SaaS platforms such as Confluence, GitHub, SharePoint Online, or Slack to access excessive internal documentation or export source code/data. Includes use of tokens or browser automation from unapproved IPs.

saas:confluence access.content saas:slack Exported file or accessed admin API
[APIUsageThreshold] Number of API calls or files accessed before triggering detection.
[KnownSafeIPs] Whitelist of internal IPs/users that may be excluded from detection.
AN1163 Analytic 1163
macOS

Access of mounted cloud shares or document repositories via browser, terminal, or Finder by users not typically interacting with those resources. Includes script-based enumeration or mass download.

macos:unifiedlog access to /Volumes/SharePoint or network mount macos:osquery curl, python scripts, rsync with internal share URLs
[AccessedMountPath] Paths to sensitive volumes may differ based on org setup.
[UserGroup] Expected user groups that typically access shared data.

Detected Techniques

1

Details

MITRE ID
DET0413
STIX ID
x-mitre-detection-strategy--48e8d8b1-0117-48bd-a32d-f4e43b665bf3
Analytics
4
Techniques Detected
1
By Tactic
Collection
1
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