1200KM / detection
Detection workspace for T1496 Resource Hijacking: 13 Sigma sources, 1 Atlas concepts and 1 anomaly models. No live detection validation.
MATCH(known_mining_process_or_pool_destination) OR resource_usage >= fixed_threshold FOR fixed_duration -> ALERTComparison unit: workload resource-consumption series.
Expected behavior: compute, power, cost, and network use follow workload schedules.
Deviation: sustained level shift, tail consumption, or emerging upward trend.
Persistent high CPU utilization combined with suspicious command-line execution (e.g., mining tools or obfuscated scripts) and outbound connections to mining/proxy networks.
Abnormal CPU/memory usage by unauthorized processes with outbound connections to known mining pools or using cron jobs/scripts to maintain persistence.
Background launch agents/daemons with high CPU use and network access to external mining services.
Sudden spikes in cloud VM CPU usage with outbound traffic to mining pools and unauthorized instance creation.
High CPU usage by unauthorized containers running mining binaries or public proxy tools.
Abuse of cloud messaging platforms to send mass spam or consume quota-based resources.
No reviewed association in this snapshot.
Collection configuration and event examples · Anomaly models and design worksheet · Tools and documented software · Simulation procedures · Offline synthetic collection check
Exact source tags are not semantic relevance verdicts. Review actual rule conditions and observation points; imported rules are not backend-compiled or live-validated.
Curated research views reached through an exact source technique, a catalog model, or a reviewed collection reference. These are navigation associations, not claims of detector effectiveness or sensor equivalence.
Telemetry contracts · Maintained query examples · Validation and blind spots
Pinned research references. No browser attack runner or production-validated detector is asserted. Imported procedures remain unvalidated; any bounded lab evidence has its own scope. ATT&CK / Atomic provenance · Detection provenance.