Suspicious History File Operations (via process_creation)

title: Suspicious History File Operations (via process_creation)
id: d44debe4-a831-571b-bff1-3a93f9d6581a
status: stable
description: This rule detects commandline operations on shell history files
references:
    - https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1552/003/
    - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1552.003/T1552.003.md
author: 'Huntrule Team'
date: 2026-04-23
tags:
    - attack.credential-access
    - attack.t1552.003
logsource:
    product: macos
    category: process_creation
detection:
    selection:
        CommandLine|contains:
            - '.bash_history'
            - '.zsh_history'
            - '.zhistory'
            - '.history'
            - '.sh_history'
            - 'fish_history'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium