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AN1574 Analytic 1574
ESXi · attack.mitre.org · ATT&CK Enterprise v19.2
<p>Unusual ESXi processes (vmx, hostd) reading datastore files and generating outbound HTTPS traffic toward external cloud storage endpoints. Defender perspective: anomalous datastore activity followed by network transfers to Dropbox, AWS S3, or other storage services.</p>
- Detects
- T1567.002 Exfiltration to Cloud Storage
- Part of
- DET0570 Detection Strategy for Exfiltration to Cloud Storage
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 |
|---|---|---|
| esxi:hostd | datastore file access | DC0055 File Access |
| esxi:vmkernel | network flows to external cloud services | DC0078 Network Traffic Flow |
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 |
|---|---|
DatastoreTransferThreshold | Threshold for outbound data exfiltration from ESXi datastore files. |
ApprovedStorageServices | Whitelist of sanctioned storage providers used by admins for backup operations. |