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Time Machine Backup Deletion Attempt Via Tmutil - MacOS (452df256-da78-427a-866f-49fa04417d74)

Detects deletion attempts of MacOS Time Machine backups via the native backup utility "tmutil". An adversary may perform this action before launching a ransonware attack to prevent the victim from restoring their files.

Cluster A Galaxy A Cluster B Galaxy B Level
Time Machine Backup Deletion Attempt Via Tmutil - MacOS (452df256-da78-427a-866f-49fa04417d74) Sigma-Rules Inhibit System Recovery - T1490 (f5d8eed6-48a9-4cdf-a3d7-d1ffa99c3d2a) Attack Pattern 1