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AN1460 Analytic 1460
macOS · attack.mitre.org · ATT&CK Enterprise v19.2
<p>Detects use of macOS-native archiving or encryption tools (zip, ditto, hdiutil) for staging collected data. Identifies unexpected invocation of archive utilities by Office apps, browsers, or background daemons. Correlates file creation of .zip/.dmg containers with process lineage anomalies.</p>
- Detects
- T1560 Archive Collected Data
- Part of
- DET0526 Detect Archiving and Encryption of Collected Data (T1560)
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 source | Channel | Data component |
|---|---|---|
| macos:unifiedlog | Execution of zip, ditto, hdiutil, or openssl by non-terminal parent processes | DC0032 Process Creation |
| macos:unifiedlog | Creation of .zip or .dmg files in user-accessible or temporary directories | DC0039 File 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.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
AllowedArchiveUtilities | Business-approved applications (e.g., Time Machine, backup agents) that generate archives. |
UserContext | Threshold for flagging archive creation under privileged or service accounts. |
PayloadEntropyThreshold | Entropy threshold for detecting encrypted archives versus standard compressed files. |