VeeamBackup Database Credentials Dump Via Sqlcmd.EXE — Sigma Rule

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Author: frack113. Source status: test; severity: high. Source dates: 2021-12-20 / 2023-02-13.

{
  "category": "process_creation",
  "product": "windows"
}

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Source SHA-256: 802bbd3b52aae1aea1814e276706b5c59a0ebf8a2cc09e14ff826e32bc42119e

Detection logic

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title: VeeamBackup Database Credentials Dump Via Sqlcmd.EXE
id: b57ba453-b384-4ab9-9f40-1038086b4e53
status: test
description: Detects dump of credentials in VeeamBackup dbo
references:
    - https://thedfirreport.com/2021/12/13/diavol-ransomware/
    - https://forums.veeam.com/veeam-backup-replication-f2/recover-esxi-password-in-veeam-t34630.html
author: frack113
date: 2021-12-20
modified: 2023-02-13
tags:
    - attack.collection
    - attack.t1005
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection_tools:
        Image|endswith: '\sqlcmd.exe'
    selection_query:
        CommandLine|contains|all:
            - 'SELECT'
            - 'TOP'
            - '[VeeamBackup].[dbo].[Credentials]'
    condition: all of selection_*
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: high

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False positives

• Unknown

Source references

• https://thedfirreport.com/2021/12/13/diavol-ransomware/
• https://forums.veeam.com/veeam-backup-replication-f2/recover-esxi-password-in-veeam-t34630.html