Suspicious Dropbox API Usage
Detects an executable that isn't dropbox but communicates with the Dropbox API
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- ESXiLinuxmacOSNetwork DevicesWindows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the 2 ATT&CK techniques it maps to.
- Log source product
- windows
- Log source category
- network_connection
Known benign triggers
- Legitimate use of the API with a tool that the author wasn't aware of
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
0 exclusive techniques.This is coverage no other published rule has; it is not this rule's total technique count.
References
| Reference | Cited by |
|---|---|
| app.any.run/tasks/7e906adc-9d11-447f-8641-5f40375ecebb | Only this detection cites it |
| www.zscaler.com/blogs/security-research/new-espionage-attack-molerats-apt-targeting-users-middle-east | Only this detection cites it |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 25eabf56-22f0-4915-a1ed-056b8dae0a68
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.command-and-controlattack.exfiltration
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Written by
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1