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Potentially Suspicious Command Targeting Teams Sensitive Files

Detects a commandline containing references to the Microsoft Teams database or cookies files from a process other than Teams. The database might contain authentication tokens and other sensitive information about the logged in accounts.

MITRE ATT&CK

T1528

credential-access

Detection Query

selection:
  CommandLine|contains:
    - \Microsoft\Teams\Cookies
    - \Microsoft\Teams\Local Storage\leveldb
filter_main_legit_locations:
  Image|endswith: \Microsoft\Teams\current\Teams.exe
condition: selection and not 1 of filter_main_*

Author

@SerkinValery

Created

2022-09-16

Data Sources

windowsProcess Creation Events

Platforms

windows

References

Tags

attack.credential-accessattack.t1528

Raw Content

title: Potentially Suspicious Command Targeting Teams Sensitive Files
id: d2eb17db-1d39-41dc-b57f-301f6512fa75
status: test
description: |
    Detects a commandline containing references to the Microsoft Teams database or cookies files from a process other than Teams.
    The database might contain authentication tokens and other sensitive information about the logged in accounts.
references:
    - https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-teams-stores-auth-tokens-as-cleartext-in-windows-linux-macs/
    - https://www.vectra.ai/blogpost/undermining-microsoft-teams-security-by-mining-tokens
author: '@SerkinValery'
date: 2022-09-16
modified: 2023-12-18
tags:
    - attack.credential-access
    - attack.t1528
logsource:
    product: windows
    category: process_creation
detection:
    selection:
        CommandLine|contains:
            - '\Microsoft\Teams\Cookies'
            - '\Microsoft\Teams\Local Storage\leveldb'
    filter_main_legit_locations:
        Image|endswith: '\Microsoft\Teams\current\Teams.exe'
    condition: selection and not 1 of filter_main_*
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium