Analytics Alerts

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  • Suspicious LDAP search query executed Low 2 variations

    A suspicious and unpopular LDAP search query was executed. This may be indicative of Active Directory domain enumeration, which may be used during attacks against the organization.

    Activation:
    14 Days
    Training:
    30 Days
    Test:
    N/A (single event)
    Deduplication:
    1 Day
    ATT&CK tactics: Discovery (TA0007)
    ATT&CK techniques: Account Discovery (T1087)
    Required data: XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH)
    Detector tags: LDAP Analytics (Client)
    Attacker's goals: An attacker is attempting to enumerate Active Directory.
    Investigative actions: Check if the process executes LDAP search queries as part of its normal behavior. Investigate the LDAP search query for any suspicious indicators. Determine whether the search query is generic. Wide search queries (often using wildcards) tend to be more suspicious. In our case, we are looking for targeted search queries.

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    Suspicious LDAP search query executed

    High overridden

    A suspicious and unpopular LDAP search query was executed. This may be indicative of Active Directory domain enumeration, which may be used during attacks against the organization. overridden

    Suspicious LDAP search query executed

    Low overridden

    A suspicious and unpopular LDAP search query was executed. This may be indicative of Active Directory domain enumeration, which may be used during attacks against the organization. overridden