Suspicious Rclone Data Transfer to Cloud Storage (via process_creation)

ATT&CK techniques

Exfiltration

Recon
Resource Dev
Initial Access
Execution
Persistence
Priv Esc
Defense Evasion
Cred Access
Discovery
Lateral Movement
Collection
C2
Exfiltration
- T1567.002Exfiltration to Cloud Storage
Impact

What it detects

This rule detects execution of rclone with a copy, sync, or move operation, matching the bulk exfiltration to Google Drive observed in the targeted campaign against US law firms. Adversaries use rclone to stage and transfer large volumes of harvested documents to attacker-controlled cloud storage, so its presence on endpoints should be reviewed for unauthorized data movement.

Reporting behind it

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Suspicious Rclone Data Transfer to Cloud Storage (via process_creation)

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