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1 alert match the current filters. technique: T1110 ✕

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  • Possible brute force on sudo user Informational 1 variation

    A user executed an unusual amount of sudo commands in a short time period. This may indicate an attempt to guess the sudo password.

    Activation:
    14 Days
    Training:
    30 Days
    Test:
    10 Minutes
    Deduplication:
    1 Day
    ATT&CK tactics: Credential Access (TA0006)
    ATT&CK techniques: Brute Force: Password Guessing (T1110.001)
    Required data: XDR Agent
    Attacker's goals: The attacker may gain full privileges to the host.
    Investigative actions: Verify which user ran these commands and if it is a legitimate behavior on this host.

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    Possible brute force on sudo user

    Low overridden

    A user executed an unusual amount of sudo commands in a short time period. This may indicate an attempt to guess the sudo password. overridden