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AN1355 Analytic 1355

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

<p>Execution of system utilities like 'system_profiler' and 'ioreg' to enumerate hardware components or USB devices, particularly if followed by clipboard, file, or network activity.</p>
Detects
T1120 Peripheral Device Discovery
Part of
DET0491 Peripheral Device Enumeration via System Utilities and API Calls

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:unifiedlogprocess execDC0032 Process Creation
macos:osqueryusb_devicesDC0054 Drive Access

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
BinaryListCommands like 'system_profiler SPUSBDataType', 'ioreg -p IOUSB' that may indicate enumeration
TimeWindowTemporal grouping of enumeration with follow-on activity (e.g., clipboard capture, exfiltration)