Hunt for RMM tool execution following Teams messages
Correlates inbound Microsoft Teams messages with subsequent execution of common Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) tools (QuickAssist, AnyDesk, TeamViewer) on the recipient's device within a short time window.…
Description
Correlates inbound Microsoft Teams messages with subsequent execution of common Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) tools (QuickAssist, AnyDesk, TeamViewer) on the recipient's device within a short time window. This pattern is associated with social engineering / tech-support-scam intrusions (e.g., Storm-1811 / Black Basta) where attackers lure victims via Teams chat and then convince them to launch an RMM tool to gain remote access.
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- Identity ProviderLinuxmacOSOffice SuiteSaaSWindows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the 2 ATT&CK techniques it maps to.
- Log source product
- microsoftthreatprotection
- Log source service
- deviceprocesseventsmessageevents
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
0 exclusive techniques.This is coverage no other published rule has; it is not this rule's total technique count.
No references are available for this detection.
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- a2ad014d-0a3a-45eb-ad58-b20532b86015
- Tagged by the source as
- ExecutionInitialAccess
Licence
- Published under
- MIT LicenseRead the licence
- Attribution
- Required
- Obtained under
- MITRead the origin licence
Authorship
- Published
- Sep 1, 2026
- Version
- 1