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Identify Mango Sandstorm powershell commands

The query below identifies powershell commands used by the threat actor Mango Sandstorm. Reference:…

Description

The query below identifies powershell commands used by the threat actor Mango Sandstorm. Reference: https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2022/08/25/mercury-leveraging-log4j-2-vulnerabilities-in-unpatched-systems-to-target-israeli-organizations/

Detection logic

Detection requirements

Platform
ESXiLinuxmacOSWindows

The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.

Log source product
microsoftthreatprotectionsecurityevents
Log source service
deviceprocesseventssecurityevent

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