Name:TOR Traffic id:ea688274-9c06-4473-b951-e4cb7a5d7a45 version:5 date:2024-09-30 author:David Dorsey, Bhavin Patel, Splunk status:production type:TTP Description:The following analytic identifies allowed network traffic to The Onion Router (TOR), an anonymity network often exploited for malicious activities. It leverages data from Next Generation Firewalls, using the Network_Traffic data model to detect traffic where the application is TOR and the action is allowed. This activity is significant as TOR can be used to bypass conventional monitoring, facilitating hacking, data breaches, and illicit content dissemination. If confirmed malicious, this could lead to unauthorized access, data exfiltration, and severe compliance violations, compromising the integrity and security of the network. Data_source:
-Palo Alto Network Traffic
search:| tstats `security_content_summariesonly` count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time) as lastTime from datamodel=Network_Traffic where All_Traffic.app=tor AND All_Traffic.action=allowed by All_Traffic.src_ip All_Traffic.dest_ip All_Traffic.dest_port All_Traffic.action | `security_content_ctime(firstTime)` | `security_content_ctime(lastTime)` | `drop_dm_object_name("All_Traffic")` | `tor_traffic_filter`
how_to_implement:In order to properly run this search, Splunk needs to ingest data from Next Generation Firewalls like Palo Alto Networks Firewalls or other network control devices that mediate the traffic allowed into an environment. This is necessary so that the search can identify an 'action' taken on the traffic of interest. The search requires the Network_Traffic data model to be populated. known_false_positives:None at this time References: -https://knowledgebase.paloaltonetworks.com/KCSArticleDetail?id=kA10g000000ClRtCAK -https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/tor-traffic-enterprise-networks/#:~:text=For%20enterprises%20concerned%20about%20the,the%20most%20important%20security%20risks. drilldown_searches: name:'View the detection results for - "$src_ip$"' search:'%original_detection_search% | search src_ip = "$src_ip$"' earliest_offset:'$info_min_time$' latest_offset:'$info_max_time$' name:'View risk events for the last 7 days for - "$src_ip$"' search:'| from datamodel Risk.All_Risk | search normalized_risk_object IN ("$src_ip$") starthoursago=168 | stats count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time) as lastTime values(search_name) as "Search Name" values(risk_message) as "Risk Message" values(analyticstories) as "Analytic Stories" values(annotations._all) as "Annotations" values(annotations.mitre_attack.mitre_tactic) as "ATT&CK Tactics" by normalized_risk_object | `security_content_ctime(firstTime)` | `security_content_ctime(lastTime)`' earliest_offset:'$info_min_time$' latest_offset:'$info_max_time$' tags: analytic_story: - 'Prohibited Traffic Allowed or Protocol Mismatch' - 'Ransomware' - 'NOBELIUM Group' - 'Command And Control' asset_type:Endpoint confidence:80 impact:100 message:Suspicious network traffic allowed using TOR has been detected from $src_ip$ to $dest_ip$ mitre_attack_id: - 'T1090' - 'T1090.003' observable: name:'src_ip' type:'IP Address' - role: - 'Victim' product: - 'Splunk Enterprise' - 'Splunk Enterprise Security' - 'Splunk Cloud' required_fields: - '_time' - 'All_Traffic.app' - 'All_Traffic.action' - 'All_Traffic.src_ip' - 'All_Traffic.dest_ip' - 'All_Traffic.dest_port' risk_score:80 security_domain:network
