2026 Critical Enterprise Intrusion Chain Detection: Cloud Sync Utility Abused for Bulk Data Staging (rclone/mega/rsync)

Ibrahim Saud@tektrix

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This rule detects the execution of common command-line cloud synchronization and file transfer utilities (such as rclone, rsync, and MEGAcmd) when invoked with flags or patterns indicative of data staging or exfiltration, such as copy, sync, or targeting remote cloud storage locations.