New Kind of Network (NKN) Detection

NKN is a networking service using blockchain technology to support a decentralized network of peers. While there are legitimate uses for it, it can also be used as a C2 channel. This rule looks for a DNS request to…

Description

NKN is a networking service using blockchain technology to support a decentralized network of peers. While there are legitimate uses for it, it can also be used as a C2 channel. This rule looks for a DNS request to the ma>

Detection logic

Detection requirements

Log source product: zeek
Log source service: dns

Known benign triggers

Unknown

References

Links the source published beside this detection. Reference is the link the source wrote, unmodified. Class is decided by this catalogue from the host and path, not stated by the source. Cited by counts published detections citing the same resource, including this one, and the sources beneath it count the repositories this catalogue ingests, which is not the same as independent research.
Reference	Class	Cited by
github.com/Maka8ka/NGLite	Tool	Only this detection cites it
github.com/nknorg/nkn-sdk-go	Tool	Only this detection cites it
unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/manageengine-godzilla-nglite-kdcsponge/	Threat report	Only this detection cites it

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Detection rules

New Kind of Network (NKN) Detection

Description

Detection logic

Detection requirements

Known benign triggers

MITRE ATT&CK mappings

References

From the source

Licence

Authorship

Detection rules