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Steganography Extract Files with Steghide — Sigma Rule

Sigma rule a5a827d9-1bbe-4952-9293-c59d897eb41b. Steganography Extract Files with Steghide — Sigma Rule. Detects extraction of files with usage of steghide binary, the adversaries may use this technique to prevent the detection of hidden information.

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Author: Pawel Mazur. Source status: test; severity: low. Source dates: 2021-09-11 / 2022-10-09.

{
  "product": "linux",
  "service": "auditd"
}

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Source SHA-256: 9aa0d2054f87d0a1ac5bf32524b660f8a3acba5058af398ddf85dd5b0516819f

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title: Steganography Extract Files with Steghide
id: a5a827d9-1bbe-4952-9293-c59d897eb41b
status: test
description: Detects extraction of files with usage of steghide binary, the adversaries may use this technique to prevent the detection of hidden information.
references:
    - https://vitux.com/how-to-hide-confidential-files-in-images-on-debian-using-steganography/
author: 'Pawel Mazur'
date: 2021-09-11
modified: 2022-10-09
tags:
    - attack.stealth
    - attack.t1027.003
logsource:
    product: linux
    service: auditd
detection:
    selection:
        type: EXECVE
        a0: steghide
        a1: extract
        a2: '-sf'
        a3|endswith:
            - '.jpg'
            - '.png'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: low

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  • Unknown

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