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External Disk Drive Or USB Storage Device Was Recognized By The System

Detects external disk drives or plugged-in USB devices.

MITRE ATT&CK

lateral-movementinitial-access

Detection Query

selection_eid:
  EventID: 6416
selection_field:
  - ClassName: DiskDrive
  - DeviceDescription: USB Mass Storage Device
condition: all of selection_*

Author

Keith Wright

Created

2019-11-20

Data Sources

windowssecurity

Platforms

windows

References

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-10/security/threat-protection/auditing/event-6416

Tags

attack.t1091attack.t1200attack.lateral-movementattack.initial-access

Raw Content

title: External Disk Drive Or USB Storage Device Was Recognized By The System
id: f69a87ea-955e-4fb4-adb2-bb9fd6685632
status: test
description: Detects external disk drives or plugged-in USB devices.
references:
    - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-10/security/threat-protection/auditing/event-6416
author: Keith Wright
date: 2019-11-20
modified: 2024-02-09
tags:
    - attack.t1091
    - attack.t1200
    - attack.lateral-movement
    - attack.initial-access
logsource:
    product: windows
    service: security
detection:
    selection_eid:
        EventID: 6416
    selection_field:
        - ClassName: 'DiskDrive'
        - DeviceDescription: 'USB Mass Storage Device'
    condition: all of selection_*
falsepositives:
    - Likely
level: low