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3 alerts match the current filters. technique: T1078 ✕

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  • Linux local user account creation Informational Identity Analytics 1 variation

    A user executed a process associated with user account creation.

    Activation:
    14 Days
    Training:
    30 Days
    Test:
    N/A (single event)
    Deduplication:
    1 Day
    ATT&CK tactics: Persistence (TA0003)
    ATT&CK techniques: Valid Accounts (T1078) Valid Accounts: Local Accounts (T1078.003)
    Required data: XDR Agent
    Attacker's goals: Persistence using a valid account.
    Investigative actions: Check the user who created the account and verify its activity. Investigate whether the same account was created on different hosts as part of an installation process.

    Variations

    Linux local user account creation by non-root user

    Low overridden

    A non-root user executed a process associated with user account creation. This user does not regularly create accounts. overridden

  • Local user account creation Informational Identity Analytics 1 variation

    A user was observed creating a rare local user account.

    Activation:
    14 Days
    Training:
    30 Days
    Test:
    N/A (single event)
    Deduplication:
    1 Day
    ATT&CK tactics: Persistence (TA0003)
    ATT&CK techniques: Valid Accounts: Local Accounts (T1078.003)
    Required data: Windows Event Collector XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH)
    Attacker's goals: Persistence using a valid account.
    Investigative actions: Check the user who created the account and verify its activity. Investigate whether the same account was created on different hosts as part of an installation process.

    Variations

    Suspicious local user account creation

    Low overridden

    A user was observed creating a rare local user account. This user has not been seen creating user accounts in the past 30 days. overridden

  • Local user account creation by a machine account Informational Identity Analytics

    A machine account was observed creating a rare local user account.

    Activation:
    14 Days
    Training:
    30 Days
    Test:
    N/A (single event)
    Deduplication:
    1 Day
    ATT&CK tactics: Persistence (TA0003)
    ATT&CK techniques: Valid Accounts: Local Accounts (T1078.003)
    Required data: Windows Event Collector XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH)
    Attacker's goals: Persistence using a valid account.
    Investigative actions: Check the machine that created the user account and verify its activity. Check if the machine account is supposed to create user accounts. Investigate whether the same account was created on different hosts as part of an installation process.