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DNS Queries for Monero Mining Pool Domains

Alerts on DNS queries to known Monero mining pool domains that may indicate cryptomining activity.

FreeReviewedSigma · High · v2
Category
dns
Author
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ), DRL 1.1
Published
2021-10-24
Updated
2026-07-31
AnalysisDetection

ATT&CK techniques

Exfiltration → Impact

  1. Recon

  2. Resource Dev

  3. Initial Access

  4. Execution

  5. Persistence

  6. Priv Esc

  7. Defense Evasion

  8. Cred Access

  9. Discovery

  10. Lateral Movement

  11. Collection

  12. C2

  13. Exfiltration

  14. Impact

What it detects

This rule flags DNS lookups whose queried domain contains known Monero mining pool hostnames. Attackers may use mining pools to carry out unauthorized cryptomining, making pool-related DNS activity a useful indicator. It relies on DNS telemetry containing query strings that include the listed pool domain fragments.

Reporting behind it

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Changelog

v2
  1. v2
    Candidate ingested via manual entry.2026-07-31
  2. v1
    No changelog recorded for this version.2026-07-30

Detection content is published as a reviewed draft. Tune thresholds and exclusions against your own telemetry before enabling this rule for alerting.