- AN1353 · Analytic 1353 — Suspicious enumeration of attached peripherals via WMI, PowerShell, or low-level API calls potentially chained with removable device interactions.
- AN1354 · Analytic 1354 — Enumeration of USB and other peripheral hardware via udevadm, lshw, or /sys or /proc interfaces in proximity to collection or mounting behavior.
- AN1355 · Analytic 1355 — Execution of system utilities like 'system_profiler' and 'ioreg' to enumerate hardware components or USB devices, particularly if followed by clipboard, file, or network activity.
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Peripheral Device Discovery
Adversaries may attempt to gather information about attached peripheral devices and components connected to a computer system. Peripheral devices could include auxiliary resources that support a variety of functionalities such as keyboards, printers, cameras, smart card readers, or removable storage. The information may be used to enhance their awareness of the system and network environment or may be used for further actions.
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Detection logic
System and network discovery techniques normally occur throughout an operation as an adversary learns the environment. Data and events should not be viewed in isolation, but as part of a chain of behavior that could lead to other activities based on the information obtained. Monitor processes and command-line arguments for actions that could be taken to gather system and network information. Remote access tools with built-in features may interact directly with the Windows API to gather information. Information may also be acquired through Windows system management tools such as Windows Management Instrumentation and PowerShell.
Observed actors
Correlated CTI and IR reports
Cyber Knowledge context
Use these routes to move from the ATT&CK behavior into explanation, implementation, evidence handling, validation, and defensive operations. Relevance is generated from explicit identifiers/names and governed topic mappings; it is not attribution evidence.
Internet exposure, service indexes, and infrastructure search
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MITRE mitigations
No ATT&CK mitigation relationship is published for this technique. Apply risk-based controls and verify scope.