Compress Data and Lock With Password for Exfiltration With 7-ZIP
An adversary may compress or encrypt data that is collected prior to exfiltration using 3rd party utilities
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- LinuxmacOSWindows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.
- Log source product
- windows
- Log source category
- process_creation
Known benign triggers
- Legitimate activity is expected since compressing files with a password is common.
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 |
|---|---|
| github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1560.001/T1560.001.md | 6 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 9fbf5927-5261-4284-a71d-f681029ea574
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.collection
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Written by
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1