Analytics Alerts

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  • Access to kubelet credentials file Informational 1 variation

    A process accessed a kubelet credentials file.

    Activation:
    14 Days
    Training:
    30 Days
    Test:
    N/A (single event)
    Deduplication:
    1 Day
    ATT&CK tactics: Credential Access (TA0006)
    ATT&CK techniques: Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files (T1552.001)
    Required data: XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH)
    Detector tags: Kubernetes - AGENT, Kubernetes Credentials Theft Analytics
    Attacker's goals: Impersonate the node agent to gain control over the cluster.
    Investigative actions: Look for additional suspicious activities. Verify if the exposed credentials were used to access the API server. Investigate which operations were used against the Kubernetes cluster with the exposed credentials.

    Variations

    Access to kubelet credentials file by an unusual process

    Low overridden

    A process accessed a kubelet credentials file for the first time. overridden