Analytics Alerts

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1 alert match the current filters. technique: T1078 ✕

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  • 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.