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Lacey Cochrane

@NullVectorX
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245 detections

Detects successful authentication events to the Okta Admin Console originating from known proxy services, anonymization networks, or suspicious infrastructure. This activity may indicate an attempt to use compromised administrative credentials to gain unauthorized access to the Identity Provider (IdP) for downstream reconnaissance or persistence.
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Lacey Cochrane@NullVectorX
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XQL Threat Forge
3 months ago
12112
Detects administrative privilege grants to users or groups within Okta, including standard privilege grants and custom admin role bindings. This activity is often associated with account takeovers where an attacker attempts to escalate privileges or configure rogue IdP federation to maintain persistent access.
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Lacey Cochrane@NullVectorX
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XQL Threat Forge
3 months ago
14010
This rule detects messages sent or chats created in Microsoft Teams by external or guest users where the chat name or message content impersonates IT support, helpdesk, or other official organizational entities. It specifically looks for keywords commonly used in phishing attempts to trick users into believing the sender is a legitimate internal service.
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Lacey Cochrane@NullVectorX
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XQL Threat Forge
3 months ago
550567
Detects behavioral indicators associated with the ChocoShell malware, a fileless PowerShell-based infostealer. The rule monitors for malicious command-line activity including AMSI bypass, credential theft from Token Broker and WLAN profiles, disabling of Microsoft Defender signatures, and communication with local API endpoints typical of the CornFlake controller.
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Lacey Cochrane@NullVectorX
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XQL Threat Forge
3 months ago
508
Detects external Microsoft Teams calls involving screen sharing and potential impersonation of trusted entities. The rule filters for calls where the `identity_name` (likely the external caller's domain or display name) matches patterns associated with free/abused TLDs, cheap/throwaway TLDs, phishing-common TLDs, high-risk specialty TLDs, PHaaS kit TLDs, or common impersonated entity names (e.g., 'microsoft', 'helpdesk', 'it.support'). This combination indicates a high risk of credential theft or remote access tool installation via vishing tactics.
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Lacey Cochrane@NullVectorX
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XQL Threat Forge
3 months ago
300333
Detects indicators of the PhishLocker credential harvester, specifically the loading of fake Microsoft Visual C++ runtime DLLs from non-standard (user-writable) paths and unauthorized access to Windows lock screen images by Python-based processes.
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Lacey Cochrane@NullVectorX
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XQL Threat Forge
3 months ago
407
Detects the creation of a scheduled task via the Windows COM interface, a technique used by malware like SynkLoader to bypass command-line monitoring (e.g., schtasks.exe). The rule monitors Windows Security Event IDs 4698 and 4702 for tasks configured to trigger on logon that execute script-based content (Python or PowerShell) from user-writable directories.
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Lacey Cochrane@NullVectorX
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XQL Threat Forge
3 months ago
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Detects external Microsoft Teams calls involving screen sharing and potential impersonation of trusted entities. The rule filters for calls where the `identity_name` (likely the external caller's domain or display name) matches patterns associated with free/abused TLDs, cheap/throwaway TLDs, phishing-common TLDs, high-risk specialty TLDs, PHaaS kit TLDs, or common impersonated entity names (e.g., 'microsoft', 'helpdesk', 'it.support'). This combination indicates a high risk of credential theft or remote access tool installation via vishing tactics.
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Lacey Cochrane@NullVectorX
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Detections.ai Community
3 months ago
19017
Detects anomalous mailbox access via the MailItemsAccessed operation, specifically identifying the unique ClientAppId and API pairing associated with the Storm-2755 (Payroll Pirates) adversary campaign. This activity indicates unauthorized access to email content, typically targeting high-value personnel such as payroll, finance, and HR staff through Adversary-in-the-Middle (AiTM) techniques.
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Lacey Cochrane@NullVectorX
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XQL Threat Forge
3 months ago
31037
This rule detects messages sent or chats created in Microsoft Teams by external or guest users where the chat name or message content impersonates IT support, helpdesk, or other official organizational entities. It specifically looks for keywords commonly used in phishing attempts to trick users into believing the sender is a legitimate internal service.
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Lacey Cochrane@NullVectorX
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Detections.ai Community
3 months ago
16010
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