Whisper Security - Tor Exit Node Communication
Identifies network traffic communicating with known Tor exit nodes. While Tor usage may be legitimate in some environments, unexpected Tor communication can indicate data exfiltration, C2 tunneling, or policy violations.
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- ESXiLinuxmacOSNetwork DevicesWindows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.
- Log source product
- whispersecurityconnector
- Log source service
- whisperthreatintel_cl
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
- f5567c93-91de-577a-b35e-c2807715493d
- Tagged by the source as
- CommandAndControl
Licence
- Published under
- MIT LicenseRead the licence
- Attribution
- Required
- Obtained under
- MITRead the origin licence
Authorship
- Published
- Sep 1, 2026
- Version
- 1