2018-06-05 14:25:43 +00:00
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title: Telegram Bot API Request
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2019-11-12 22:12:27 +00:00
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id: c64c5175-5189-431b-a55e-6d9882158251
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2018-06-05 14:25:43 +00:00
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status: experimental
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description: Detects suspicious DNS queries to api.telegram.org used by Telegram Bots of any kind
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2020-09-15 13:02:30 +00:00
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author: Florian Roth
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date: 2018/06/05
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modified: 2020/08/27
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2018-06-05 14:25:43 +00:00
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references:
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- https://core.telegram.org/bots/faq
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- https://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2018/03/unit42-telerat-another-android-trojan-leveraging-telegrams-bot-api-to-target-iranian-users/
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- https://blog.malwarebytes.com/threat-analysis/2016/11/telecrypt-the-ransomware-abusing-telegram-api-defeated/
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- https://www.welivesecurity.com/2016/12/13/rise-telebots-analyzing-disruptive-killdisk-attacks/
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logsource:
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category: dns
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detection:
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selection:
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query:
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- 'api.telegram.org' # Telegram Bot API Request https://core.telegram.org/bots/faq
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condition: selection
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falsepositives:
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- Legitimate use of Telegram bots in the company
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level: medium
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tags:
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- attack.command_and_control
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- attack.t1102 # an old one
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- attack.t1102.002
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