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Active Rule
Telegram Bot API Request
Target Profile
Splunk
Splunk SPL & tstats data model queries
Format Mode
Default
Plain SPL queries
Conversion Output
Telegram Bot API Request
Using Splunk · Default · sigma-cli 2.0.2
Translation controls
Adjust the rule on the left, then regenerate when you want a fresh backend-native query.
BackendSplunkFormatDefaultVersion2.0.2
title: Telegram Bot API Request
id: c64c5175-5189-431b-a55e-6d9882158251
status: test
description: Detects suspicious DNS queries to api.telegram.org used by Telegram Bots of any kind
references:
- https://core.telegram.org/bots/faq
- https://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2018/03/unit42-telerat-another-android-trojan-leveraging-telegrams-bot-api-to-target-iranian-users/
- https://blog.malwarebytes.com/threat-analysis/2016/11/telecrypt-the-ransomware-abusing-telegram-api-defeated/
- https://www.welivesecurity.com/2016/12/13/rise-telebots-analyzing-disruptive-killdisk-attacks/
author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
date: 2018-06-05
modified: 2022-10-09
tags:
- attack.command-and-control
- attack.t1102.002
logsource:
category: dns
detection:
selection:
query: 'api.telegram.org' # Telegram Bot API Request https://core.telegram.org/bots/faq
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- Legitimate use of Telegram bots in the company
level: medium
CLI command
Copy the exact command to reproduce this translation locally.
sigma convert --without-pipeline -t splunk -f default rules/network/dns/net_dns_susp_telegram_api.yml