Sigma rule: Disk Image Creation Via Hdiutil - MacOS

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-8844a4d60c48, updated 2024-08-10T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Disk Image Creation Via Hdiutil - MacOS
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Omar Khaled (@beacon_exe)
Date
2024-08-10
File
rules/macos/process_creation/proc_creation_macos_hdiutil_create.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

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

Log source

product
macos
category
process_creation

Detection

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

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Legitimate usage of hdiutil by administrators and users.

Tags

  • attack.exfiltration

References

Read on 2026-11-03T00:58:21.399Z under licence sigma-drl-1.1@d5f4c36a from https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/macos/process_creation/proc_creation_macos_hdiutil_create.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Disk Image Creation Via Hdiutil - MacOS" by Omar Khaled (@beacon_exe) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/macos/process_creation/proc_creation_macos_hdiutil_create.yml.
    Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License

    Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1

Cite this page

Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: Disk Image Creation Via Hdiutil - MacOS",
entity page, dataset version ref-8844a4d60c48, updated 2024-08-10T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/1cf98dc2-fcb0-47c9-8aea-654c9284d1ae (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 1cf98dc2-fcb0-47c9-8aea-654c9284d1ae, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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