Detectionmediumtest

Disk Image Creation Via Hdiutil - MacOS

Detects the execution of the hdiutil utility in order to create a disk image.

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Omar KhaledCreated Sat Aug 101cf98dc2-fcb0-47c9-8aea-654c9284d1aemacos

Log Source

macOSProcess Creation

ProductmacOS← raw: macos

CategoryProcess Creation← raw: process_creation

Events generated when a new process is spawned on the system. Covers command-line arguments, parent/child relationships, and process metadata.

Detection Logic

detection:
    selection:
        Image|endswith: /hdiutil
        CommandLine|contains: 'create'
    condition: selection

False Positives

Legitimate usage of hdiutil by administrators and users.

References

MITRE ATT&CK

Tactics

Rule Metadata

Rule ID

1cf98dc2-fcb0-47c9-8aea-654c9284d1ae

Status

test

Level

medium

Type

Detection

Created

Sat Aug 10

Author

Path

rules/macos/process_creation/proc_creation_macos_hdiutil_create.yml

Raw Tags

attack.exfiltration