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Veeam Backup Database Suspicious Query — Sigma Rule
Sigma rule 696bfb54-227e-4602-ac5b-30d9d2053312. Veeam Backup Database Suspicious Query — Sigma Rule. Detects potentially suspicious SQL queries using SQLCmd targeting the Veeam backup databases in order to steal information.
Rule metadata and linked tags
Author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems). Source status: test; severity: medium. Source dates: 2023-05-04 / not supplied.
{
"category": "process_creation",
"product": "windows"
}Pinned original Sigma rule · Detection Rule License 1.1
Source SHA-256: f7644919c9462220b04dbc783b3282ac817f219b27bb1d650779694f4fbf24bf
Detection logic
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title: Veeam Backup Database Suspicious Query
id: 696bfb54-227e-4602-ac5b-30d9d2053312
status: test
description: Detects potentially suspicious SQL queries using SQLCmd targeting the Veeam backup databases in order to steal information.
references:
- https://labs.withsecure.com/publications/fin7-target-veeam-servers
author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
date: 2023-05-04
tags:
- attack.collection
- attack.t1005
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection_sql:
Image|endswith: '\sqlcmd.exe'
CommandLine|contains|all:
- 'VeeamBackup'
- 'From '
selection_db:
CommandLine|contains:
- 'BackupRepositories'
- 'Backups'
- 'Credentials'
- 'HostCreds'
- 'SmbFileShares'
- 'Ssh_creds'
- 'VSphereInfo'
condition: all of selection_*
falsepositives:
- Unknown
level: medium
False positives
- Unknown
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