Analytics Alerts

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1 alert match the current filters. tactic: TA0006 ✕ technique: T1555 ✕

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  • Sensitive browser credential files accessed by a rare non browser process Informational 1 variation

    Sensitive browser credential files accessed by a rare non browser process.

    Activation:
    14 Days
    Training:
    30 Days
    Test:
    N/A (single event)
    Deduplication:
    1 Day
    ATT&CK tactics: Credential Access (TA0006)
    ATT&CK techniques: Credentials from Password Stores: Credentials from Web Browsers (T1555.003)
    Required data: XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH)
    Attacker's goals: Achieve Credential Access by harvesting credentials from local browser storage. This facilitates Lateral Movement and Persistence across the environment to gain unauthorized control over sensitive resources and information.
    Investigative actions: Determine the legitimacy of the actor process that accessed the sensitive browser credential files. Analyze the process signature, file path, and command line arguments to verify the process's authenticity. Identify the process or user responsible for initiating the activity and assess its legitimacy.

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    Sensitive browser credential files accessed by a rare non browser process from a commonly abused directory

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