Elastic Security Detection Rules

Linux Telegram API Request

Last updated 15 days ago on 2025-04-29
Created 15 days ago on 2025-04-29

About

This rule detects when a process executes the curl or wget command with an argument that includes the api.telegram.org domain. This may indicate command and control behavior.
Tags
Domain: EndpointOS: LinuxUse Case: Threat DetectionTactic: Command and ControlData Source: Elastic DefendLanguage: eql
Severity
low
Risk Score
21
MITRE ATT&CK™

Command and Control (TA0011)(opens in a new tab or window)

↳ Application Layer Protocol (T1071)(opens in a new tab or window)

License
Elastic License v2(opens in a new tab or window)

Definition

Rule Type
Event Correlation Rule
Integration Pack
Prebuilt Security Detection Rules
Index Patterns
logs-endpoint.events.process*
Related Integrations

endpoint(opens in a new tab or window)

Query
process where host.os.type == "linux" and event.type == "start" and event.action == "exec" and
process.name in ("curl", "wget") and process.command_line like "*api.telegram.org*"

Install detection rules in Elastic Security

Detect Linux Telegram API Request in the Elastic Security detection engine by installing this rule into your Elastic Stack.

To setup this rule, check out the installation guide for Prebuilt Security Detection Rules(opens in a new tab or window).