Possible RDP Session Hijacking Behavior (via process_creation)
This rule detects potential RDP Session Hijacking behavior on Windows systems
SigmamediumWindowsv1
sigma
possible-rdp-session-hijacking-behavior-via-process-creation
title: Possible RDP Session Hijacking Behavior (via process_creation)
id: 86c36196-b30d-5c4b-ac76-75d03aaaf322
status: stable
description: This rule detects potential RDP Session Hijacking behavior on Windows systems
references:
- https://twitter.com/Moti_B/status/909449115477659651
author: 'Huntrule Team'
date: 2026-06-05
tags:
- attack.execution
- attack.lateral-movement
- attack.t1563.002
- attack.t1021.001
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection_img:
- Image|endswith: '\tscon.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'tscon.exe'
selection_integrity:
IntegrityLevel:
- 'System'
- 'S-1-16-16384'
condition: all of selection_*
falsepositives:
- Unknown
level: medium
Known false positives
- Unknown
Detection content is published as a reviewed draft. Tune thresholds and exclusions against your own telemetry before enabling this rule for alerting.