Analytics Low

Interactive local account enumeration

Multiple non-existing accounts attempted interactive local logins to a host within a short period. This may indicate that an attacker has physical access to the host and is trying to enumerate accounts.

Module:
Identity Analytics
Data source:
XDR Agent
ATT&CK tactics: Discovery (TA0007) Credential Access (TA0006)
ATT&CK techniques: Account Discovery (T1087) Brute Force (T1110)
Attacker's goals:

Discover valid accounts to gain credentials.

Investigative actions:

Check if the login attempts were part of a legitimate misunderstanding of the system or part of an attack.

Test period:
1 Hour
Deduplication:
1 Day